Texas Ranger, Sheet Music 02

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.

Ballads

Indians of North America--Songs and music

Warnings--Songs and music

Roving Ranger

AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967

PDF

Notated music

English

The Texas Ranger.

Come all ye Texas Rangers who ever you may be, I'll tell you of a story that happened unto me,
My name is nothing extra to you I will not tell,
but here's to all good rangers,
I'm sure I wish you well.

Brown, Native American Ballads - 234 Randolph. 177 Laws. A 8 Combs. 45

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