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1~ A Drunlmr&.
When I was a lad ,I had a ad dad,
I mean he wan ad in a way ;
=Tery niclt:le ancl cent :He r liqu or he spemt,
Till death came and stole him away.
Chorus .
"Flowers, oquets or rlowers~I cry.
I may not l nok ne• t
fhile walking the street,
::hile 'tvor!dng :for rother ancl I.
'fy !:lOther took si k; they said she would clie,
nut to bear all her trouliles s'1e stroTe.
She called me t - her lJcd;what do you reaon she said.?
To meet her in Heaven above .
Oh ,tell me a man who neTer did wron~,
Who never stayed out at ni~h t,
Vho stayed at his ho;-1e and n ind.ed his mm,
And rocked his dear children to sleep.
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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
File name
113_FathersADrunkard_Lyric_01_ocr
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Father's a Drunkard, Lyric Variant 01
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A Drunkard
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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
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Folk songs--United States
Alcoholism--Songs and music
Desertion and non-support--Songs and music
Fathers and songs--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Text
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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.
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Father's A Drunkard
When I was lad, I had a bad dad
I mean he was bad in a way,
Every nickel and cent for liquor he spent,
Till death came and stole him away.
Chorus.
"Flowers, boquets of flowers", I cry.
I may not look neat
While walking the street,
While working for Mother and I.
My mother took sick, they said she would die,
But to bear all her troubles she strove.
She called me to her bd, what do you recon she sai?
To meet her in Heaven above.
Oh, tell me a man who never did wrong,
Who never stayed out at night,
Who stayed at his home and minded his own,
And rocked his dear children to sleep.
A Drunkard
Father's a Drunkard
songs and music alcoholism
songs and music childhood
songs and music death
songs and music father
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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
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Drink and Gambling Songs - 24 Randolph, 308
File name
113_FatherDearFather_Sheet_01
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Father, Dear Father, Come with Me Now, Sheet Music 01
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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Notated music
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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
Folk songs--United States
Alcoholism--Songs and music
Fathers--Songs and music
Children--Death--Songs and music
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Father, Dear Father, Come Home
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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.
Father Dear Father
Father Dear Father Come Home
Father Dear Father Come with Me Now
songs and music alcoholism
songs and music children
songs and music father
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The Blind Cijild's Prayer.
They tell me,J:at her,t!lat tonight
You wed another 1Jrille
That you will clasp in your arms
E10re my d e ar mot i1er died.
That she will lay :10r graceful head
Upon your manly b reast,
W
here she who now lies low in death
In life! last hours did rest.
They say her name is f:iary,tooTlle name my ..~ot h er bore.
But Father,is s he kind and. true
Like the one you l oved before?
And is her step so sof t ancl light,
;:er voice so meek ancl mild?
And Father,do you think she will love
Your linl and helpless chll~?
Please ~Fat h er,do not b id me come
To meet your lovely bride;
For I could not meet her in t he room
.vhere my dear ~: ot h er died.
ner
Her
And
And
picture's hanging on t he wall.
books are lyin g near;
t here's t he harp !1e r f ingers · touc hed
her vacant chair)
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The chair where by her side I Imel t
To say my evening p rayer.
P~ease, ~ athe r, d o not bid me cone,
F or I could not meet her t here.
But when I've cried myself to sleep,
As now I o~ten do,
Then s oftly t o my c h ar:~b e r creep,
· Iy new 1Iama a nd y ou.
Then b id her gently press a kiss
Unon My throbbing rmr,
Just us my own d ear :rotller would.
W
hy,Papa,you're wee p ing now.
How let me ln1eel d o\Vn b y y our side
And to my Saviir pray
That God's ri g!1t Imnd I!lay guide you
Through life's long weary way.
1:~ aclc
The prayer was r.mr-:mred, t !1en a gain
11
I ' 1::1 growing tired n, s he saicl.
He gently raisec.l her in his arms
Andlaid her on t 1"e bed.
Then as he turned t ~ leave t ~ e room ,
One joyful cry was given.
He turned and caught t he sweetest smile;
For his bliml chilcl was in I:ea'ren.
They laid. her by her 1rother' s side
And raised a marble fair,
And o:ri it engravetl t he s e simple '.r ords:
There'll be no lind ones t • ere.
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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
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Older Ballads - 149 Randolph, 724
File name
113_BlindGirl_Lyric_03_ocr
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Blind Girl, Lyric Variant 03
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Blind Girl's Prayer
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads, English
Blind children--Songs and music
Remarriage--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Type
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Text
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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They tell me, Father, that tonight
You wed another bride
That you will clasp her in your arms
Where my dear Mother died.
That she will lean her graceful head
Upon your manly breast,
Where she who now lies low in death
In life’s last hours did rest.
They say her name is Mary, too-
The name my Mother bore.
But Father, is she kind and true
Like the one you loved before?
And is her step so soft and light,
Her voice so meek and mild?
And Father, do you think she will love
Your blind and helpless child?
Please, Father, do not bid me come
To meet your lovely bride,
For I could not meet her in the room
Where my dear Mother died.
Her picture’s hanging on the wall.
Her books are lying near,
And there’s the harp her fingers touched
And her vacant chair.
The chair where by her side I knelt
To say my evening prayer.
Please, Father, do not bid me come,
For I could not meet her there.
But when I’ve cried myself to sleep,
As I now often do,
Then softly to my chamber creep,
My new Mama and you.
Then bid her gently press a kiss
upon my throbbing brow,
Just as my own dear Mother would.
Why, Papa, you’re weeping now.
Now let me kneel down by your side
And to my Savior pray
That God’s right hand may guide you back
Through life’s long weary way.
The prayer was murmured, then again
"I’m growing tired", she said.
He gently raised her in his arms
And laid her on the bed.
Then as he turned to leave the room,
One joyful cry was given.
He turned and caught the sweetest smile,
For his blind child was in Heaven.
They laid her by her Mother’s side
And raised a marble fair,
And on it engraved these simple words:
There’ll be no blind ones there.
Blind Girl
Blind Girl's Death
Blind Girl's Prayer
songs and music death
songs and music father
songs and music marriage
The Blind Child
The Blind Child's Prayer
The Blind Girl's Death
The Bline Child Prayer