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OVER T!:
GARDEN mALL
Oh , my love stood under the walnut tre ,
Over the garden wall
And whispered and se.ng she'd be true to Ne,
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OVer the garden all.
She'd beautiful byes and beautiful hair,
She was not very tall so s h e stood in a ohai r ,
And many a time have I kissed her there ,
Over the garden all.
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_ the garden all , the swe test girl of all
There never. i7ere yet such eyes of jot
And you can bet I'll nev r f or J et
T"1e n · ght our lips in kisses me,_;
Qv _ t h e g arden wall.
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Her father stamp ed and her fath er l'f'.v .d.
Over the garden wall.
And like an old . tad a n he behav .d
ov· r tlle garden wall.
..:-he znad(, a bouquet of roses red and
im..ncdie.tely
I POi ped up rny h ad ,
But he gave me a bucket of water instead
Ov .r t h e garden all.
{ Cho ::us)
One dey I jU! ··ed do ·n on t !... e otl.ter sid e
OV e r the garden all,
And sr1 e bra ely ~ ro11ie d to b e my bride
Over the gard ~ n wall .
She screamed in a fright, here's fat her (,uick,
I ha~e an i ~res s ion he's bri. ging
stick,
ut I br oug t t. 1 i mp , e ss i on 0f ha.lf a brick
OV E· r th t.
rden wa ll.
(Chorus )
~ere
there • s a will , there's al ~. y "' a a y
Ov e r th• garden
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There' a al ays a night as well as a dA.y
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over the garden wall.
, e hadn't much mrmey but w e ddi~gs ar ch en.p
So W1ile the old fellow ~as snor·n g sle e p
ith a. lad and a ladder ~ h e ' na g ed to creep
ov .r the garden wall.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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<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>
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Brown, Additional Songs - 714 Randolph, 867
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113_OverTheGardenWall
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Over the Garden Wall
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs, English
Courtship--Songs and music
Elopement--Songs and music
Fathers and daughters--Songs and music
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Text
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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.
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Over The Garden Wall
Oh, my love stood under the walnut tree,
Over the garden wall
And whispered and sang she’d be true to me,
Over the garden wall.
She’d beautiful eyes and beautiful hair,
She was not very tall so she stood in a chair,
And many a time have I kissed her there,
Over the garden wall.
Over the garden wall, the sweetest girl of all
There never were yet such eyes of jet
And you can bet I’ll never forget
The night our lips in kisses met
Over the garden wall.
Her father stamped and her father raved,
Over the garden wall.
And like an old mad man he behaved
Over the garden wall.
She made a bouquet of roses red and
immediately
I popped up my head,
But he gave me a bucket of water instead
Over the garden wall.
(Chorus)
One day I jumped down on the other side
Over the garden wall,
And she bravely promised to be my bride
Over the garden wall.
She screamed in a fright, here’s father quick,
I have an impression he’s bringing a stick,
But I brought the impression of half a brick
Over the garden wall.
(Chorus)
Where there’s a will, there’s always a way
Over the garden wall
There’s always a night as well as a day
Over the garden wall.
We hadn’t much money but weddings are cheap
So while the old fellow was snoring asleep
With a lad and a ladder she managed to creep
Over the garden wall.
(Chorus)
English courtship
folk songs
Over the Garden Wall
songs and music elopement
songs and music fathers and daughters
songs and music garden