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Oh , bury me not on the lone urairie .
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li'ron the pali& lips of' a youth ·who lay
On his dying couch at ti-e iilose of day .
Oh , bury ~e not on the lone prairie
Where tile wmld coyote will howl o'er me,
Where tlle cold wind sweeps and_ the r;rrrsses wave.
~o sun·ew1s rest on t~e prairie grave .
Again he listened to I•is well known worlel,To t:1e wind's soft sigh andt'!e song of llirds .
He thought or his home and his native bowers
\ihere he loved to roam in his childhood hours.
It matters not , I've oft been told
Where the bocly lies when the heart grows cold.
But grant ye , oh grant ye this boon to -~.
Oh bur-- ~'Je n<Jton ti1e lone -lrairie.
But I've ever wished timt when I died
~:y grave might 'Je on the cold hillsi(le.
Let there t-1e "')lace or my last rest re .
Oh bury me not on t 1 1e 1 one prairie .
Let ny death sluml:er be r::10re ny mother's )rayef~
Anc: a sister's tears can ;Je minr;lef... t :!ere;
:1et · ·e lie r,The re :::.w lo>recl ones can weep o'er me
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie .
In my drea::.'lS I saw,- but his voice faile d. t :.ere .
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spot where is bones have 1 :~ill'
Fling a hand f'ull of' rils.es over his graTe
IIith a prayer to Ili:m who his soul shall save .
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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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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 262 Randolph, 184 Laws, B 2 Cox, 54
File name
113_LonePrairie_Lyric_02_ocr
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Lone Prairie, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ballads
Last words--Songs and music
Burial--Songs and music
Cowboys--Songs and music
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The Dyeing Cowboy, The Dying Cowboy's Prayer, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
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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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O, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
The Dying Cow boy.
Oh,bury me not on the lone prairie.
These words came slow and mournfully
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On his dying couch at the close of day.
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
Where the wild coyote will howl o’er me,
Where the cold wind sweeps and the grasses wave.
No sunbeams rest on the prairie grave.
Again he listened to his well known world,-
To the wind’s soft sigh and the song of birds.
He thought of his home and his native bowers
Where he loved to roam in his childhood hours.
It matters not, I’ve oft been told
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold.
But grant ye, oh gratn ye this boon to me.
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie.
But I’ve ever wished that when I died
My grave might be on the cold hillside.
Let there the place of my last rest be.
O, bury me not on the lone prairie.
Let my death slumber be where my mother’s prayer
And a sister’s tears can be mingled there
Let me lie where my loved ones can weep o’er me
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie.
In my dreams I saw,- but his voice failed there.
They gave no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave just six by three
They buried him there on the lone prairie.
May the light wing butterfly pause to rest
O’er him who sleeps on the prairie crest.
May the Texas rose in the breezes wave
Oer him who sleeps in a prairie grave.
And the cow boys now as they roam the plain ,
For they marked the spot where his bones have lain,
Fling a hand full of roses over his grave
With a prayer to him who his soul shall save.
Americans cowboys
ballads
Lone Prairie
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
songs and music burial
songs and music death
songs and music last words
The Dyeing Cowboy
The Dying Cowboy's Prayer
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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, Native American Ballads - 231 Randolph, 234 Laws, A 17 Combs, 47
File name
113_LastFierceCharge_Sheet_05
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Last Fierce Charge, Sheet Music 05
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg, Custer's Last Charge
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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.
ballads friendship
Civil War
Custer's Last Charge
folk song
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Native American Ballads - 231 Randolph, 234 Laws, A 17 Combs, 47
File name
113_LastFierceCharge_Sheet_04
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Last Fierce Charge, Sheet Music 04
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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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Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg, Custer's Last Charge
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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.
ballads friendship
Civil War
Custer's Last Charge
folk song
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Native American Ballads - 231 Randolph, 234
File name
113_LastFierceCharge_Sheet_03
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Last Fierce Charge, Sheet Music 03
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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
Subject
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Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg
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.
ballads friendship
Civil War
Custer's Last Charge
folk song
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
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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, Native American Ballads - 231 Randolph, 234
File name
113_LastFierceCharge_Sheet_02
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Last Fierce Charge, Sheet Music 02
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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
Subject
The topic of the resource
Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg
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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.
ballads friendship
Civil War
Custer's Last Charge
folk song
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
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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>
<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, Native American Ballads - 231 Randolph, 234
File name
113_LastFierceCharge_Sheet_01
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Last Fierce Charge, Sheet Music 01
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English
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PDF
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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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Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg
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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.
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Tragic love song
The Two Soldiers.
It was just before the last fierce charge,
two soldiers drew their reins,
with a parting word and a touch of the hand.
They might never meet again.
One had blue eyes and curly hair,
nineteen but a month ago.
There was red on his cheeks and down on his chin, he was only a lad you know.
ballads friendship
Civil War
Custer's Last Charge
folk song
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
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Soldi~!rs.
It was just efore the last :fierce harte,
Two sol iers el.rew their reins,
ritll a partin .. word ancl a touch o:f the hand-They mi{~ht never meet again.
One had blue eyes and curly hair,
Nineteen ut a montl a~o.
There was red on his Ghccks and ci.own on his chin,
lie was only a ln.el,you know.
The rirst to speak was the tall ,~ark man,
Sayinr;,"Charlie,my time has ome;
\Te' 11 ride up yonder hill tor·cther,
But you' 11 ricie ack alone.''
"Will you promise a little troullle
For me when I am gone!
I ave a picture next to my heart,
With lue eyes and curly hair.
to take
".A.s morning light she was to me;
For she laddened a lonely li:fe;
Xnd little cared I :for the thoUGht o:f :fate,
rhen she promised to be my wire.
0 Charlie,write t.o her tenderly,
end aclr this t'air,i'ond :faee;
Tell her tenderly how I aied,
.!nd where is my restinc; place.
"Tell her my soul shall wailt for her
In the itordering lands between--In a space betlTeen tl1e eavens and e:1rLh- --It won't ~e long,it seems.
" Tears dinuned the lue eyes o:r t he boy.
llis voice was low with T)ain;
"I' 11 o your bid<iinr;, Cor'lrade mine,
If I ride ack again.
"But if you ride back ancl I am deml,
( You must lio as much for . . 1e,
·y
•ot!l~P
at . n e must
ar
Write ti her tenderly.
"One after another o:f those she love ,&&e- wPieEl-,.11
She lluried,both :father and sons,
.And I a1.1 the last of my country's c:all,
Che prayecl and sent 11e on.
" <tl he's prayint; at
Her fair face wet
Her heart will be
I'll see her soon
ho1·e like a waitin"" saint,
with tears,
broJ{en when she hears I am dead,
,I know."
Just then the order ea·1c to march.
For an instant hand. toucheLl anrl;
They ans\vered 11 J.ye" and t'1en rode on,
""hat rave devited ~and.
�Ri<-r:l!t OT~r t'e crest o:f the hill they dashecl
TThere rebels with shot ancl shell
Poured earth '-' n J.ust on tlte tower,e'ing ranks,
J..nd they char~ed then as t 1ey f'ell •
.tnd
Tfas
'.tnd
Lay
or those t'at we ·e le:rt anong the dead
the boy with the curly hair,
tl1e tall clark man that rode y his si e,
lead ~eside him there.
No one to tell the blue -eyed girl
the word ~ her loTer had sai ,
No one to tell the weeping mot:cr
Iler only son was d.eacl.
They never l ill la1ow the last :fon thoughts
That were sought to sof'ten the pain,
Until they cross t1c river o:f de:::.th
.And stanrl y their d d es again.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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, Native American Ballads - 231<br />Randolph, 234
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Last Fierce Charge, Lyric Variant 02
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JPEG
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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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Text
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The Battle of Gettysburg, The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo, The Last Fierce Fight, The Battle of Fredericksburg
Subject
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Friendship--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music
Ballads
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.
Last Fierce Charge
songs and music death
songs and music last words
songs and music war
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Last Fierce Charge of the French at Waterloo
The Last Fierce Fight
Two Soldiers
U.S. Civil War
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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
Associated Date
1925-01-11
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Native American Ballads - 262<br />Randolph, 184<br />Laws, B 2<br />Cox, 54
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Lone Prairie, Lyric Variant 01
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JPEG
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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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Text
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The Dying Cowboy, The Dying Cowboy's Prayer, O, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Subject
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Cowboys--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Last words--Songs and music
Burial--Songs and music
Ballads
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.
Lone Prairie
O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
songs and music cowboys
songs and music death
songs and music last words
The Dying Cowboy
The Dying Cowboy's Prayer