The Orphan Girl

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.

Hypothermia--Songs and music

Orphans--Songs and music

Children--Songs and music

Death--Songs and music

Heaven--Songs and music

Avarice--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

No Home, No Home, said a Little Girl, The Orphan Child

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1905

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

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

1900-1910

Orphan Girl, Variant 1

Mary Alice Hoover [Ashley][Danziger], 1919-1990. Alice S. Cottrell [Coffey], 1866-1929

From 1905 manuscript book belonging to Alice S. Cottrell Coffey, Mary Alice Hoover's maternal grandmother.

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 148, Randolph 725, Cox 153