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OLD FOLKS ARE GONE
Far, far in many lands I've wandered sadly and lone
Iv'Jy heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home.
~'/here after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I've come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here's where I frolicked with my brother, under the ~ees,
Here s where I knelt beside my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
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Chorus:
Down where the wild Cavara's waving they're laid to rest,
Where Swanee's peaceful waters loving
The green turf o'er their breast,
But there's a home I know where parting never can come
Oh, for that home I must be starting,
There's where the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Associated Date
1852
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_03_ocr
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 03
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
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Text
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Scripto
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A written representation of a document.
Old Folks Are Gone
Far, far in many lands I’ve wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home.
Where after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I’ve come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here’s where I frolicked with my brother, under the trees,
Here’s where I knelt besode my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
Down where the wild Cavara’s waving they’re laid to rest,
Where Swanee’s peaceful waters loving
The green turf o’er their breast,
But there’s a home I know where parting never can come
Oh, for that home I must be starting,
There’s where the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming
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Title
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Associated Date
1852
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_02
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
Creator
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Type
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Text
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Scripto
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A written representation of a document.
Old Folks Are Gone
Far, far in many lands I’ve wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home
Where after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I’ve come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here’s where I frolicked with my brother, under the tree,
Here’s where I knelt besode my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Down where the wild Cavara’s waving they’re laid to rest,
Where Swanee’s peaceful waters loving
The green turf o’er their breast,
But there’s a home I know where parting never can come
Oh for that home I must be starting,
There’s where the old folks are gone.
Chorus
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming
-
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Text
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Title
A name given to the resource
I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
Description
An account of the resource
<p>The I. G. Greer Folksong Collection, presented here as part of the Documenting Appalachia digital initiative, consists of approximately 1,100 document pages that comprise more than 300 individual song titles, some with as many as ten distinct variants. The documents in this collection include manuscripts (some written as early as the mid-19th century), typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s secretarial staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs represented herein range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.</p>
<p>Biographical Note. Isaac Garfield Greer (4 December 1881 - 24 November 1967) was a history and government professor for Appalachian State Teacher's College from 1910 to 1932. A native of Watauga County, North Carolina, he was born to Philip and Mary Greer of Zionville and initially worked as a public school teacher and principal until he was hired at Appalachian State Teacher's College. From 1932 to 1948, he worked as superintendent of Mills Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville, North Carolina. From 1948 to 1954, Greer was the Executive Vice-President of the Business Foundation of North Carolina. Greer and his first wife Willie Spainhour had two sons I.G. Greer, Jr. and Joseph P. Greer. Greer's second wife was Hattie O'Briant. Dr. Greer was an avid collector and singer of folk songs. He was a nationally recognized authority of mountain folk music during his lifetime. A bass player, Greer and his wife, who played the dulcimer, performed at various regional school and civic functions. They were recorded singing several folk songs by Library of Congress from 1941 to 1946. Appalachian State Teacher's College dedicated the I.G. Greer Music Hall in 1966. Greer also had an active civic life. He was the president of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association and also served as a Boone City Alderman and in the North Carolina House of Representatives.</p>
<p>Note: University Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) believes in providing access to the historical record in support of the teaching, learning, and research endeavors of the communities it serves. Users should be advised that, due to the historical nature of some resources, users may encounter language or content that is harmful or difficult to view.</p>
Greer Document
Informant
Ruth Emeline Jones [Mrs. R. E. Barnes], 1834-1924
Informant Note
Ruth Barnes is the mother of Elizabeth Jones and the grandmother of Sue Campbell
Collector
Sue Campbell, 1897-1968
Collector Note
Her ballad collection from the William B. Jones family of Taylorsville, North Carolina is in the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill library
Associated Date
1854
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_01
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 01
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English
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
Creator
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Type
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Text
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
An account of the resource
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Old Folks Are Gone
Far far in many lands I've wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home
Were after all my weary roaming
at early dawn
I've come and find the cot still standing
But all the old folks are gone
Chorus-
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All all the old folks are gone
II
Here's where I frolicked with my brother
Under this tree
Here's where I knelt beside my mother
From care and sorrow free
Still sing the little birds as sweetly
At night and morn
Still runs the little brook fleety
But oh the old folks are gone
Chorus
III
Down where the wild banara's waving
They're laid to rest
Where swanee's peaceful waters loving
The green turf o'er their breast
But there's a home I know where parting
Never can come
Oh for that home I must be starting
There's where the old folks are gone
1854
R.E. Jones
Mrs. R.E. Barnes
copied by Sue Campbell
Jan. 2nd 1920
Mother copied from book
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming