Wildwood flower
1. Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair,
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with the roses so red and the
lilies so fair,
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and the myrtle so bright with
the emerald hue,
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the pale and the leader and
eyes look like blue.
2. Oh, I'll dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay,
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I will charm every heart, in
his crown I will sway,
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when I woke from my dreaming,
my idol was clay,
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all portion of love had all
flown away.
3. Oh, he taught me to love him and promised to love,
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and to cherish me over all
others above.
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How my heart is now wond'ring no mis'ry can tell,
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he's left me no warning, no
words of farewell.
4. Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower,
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that was blooming to cheer him
through life's dreary hour.
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Oh, I long to see him and
regret the dark hour,
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he's gone and neglected this
pale wildwood flower.
(The Carter Family)