Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Farewells--Songs and music

Folk songs--United States

Folk music--Appalachian Region

I'm Going to Climb the Rocky Mountains, I'm Going over Rocky Mountain

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

There is some confusion regarding the document's relationship to the song "My Home's Across the Smoky Mountains." The typescript copy of this text includes "I'm Going to Climb the Rocky Mountains" in the title.

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Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye

Betty Bostic, 1917-?

student of Dr. Abrams