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TEE BUCKET
How cLear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond rec')llection recalls them to vie¥r;
The orchard, the mead::>w, the deep-tangled wilil-wood,
And every lov'd sp-Jt which my infancy lmew.
The old oaken bucket the ir-Jn-baund bucketThe m-Jss-covered bucket, whichhung in the well.
The
The
The
And
The
The
wide-spreading pand and the mill which stood by it,
bridge, and the rock where the cataract fell;
cot of my father, the dairy-house :aea night it,
every lov'd spot which my infancy lmew.
old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucketmoss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
That moss-covered vessel I hail as a treasure,
For often, at naon, when returned from the field;
I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure,
The purest and sweetest that nature can yield.
The old oaken bucket the ir'Jn-bound. blJcketThe moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.'
How ardent I .seized it, with hands that were glowing,
And quick to the while pebbled bottom it fell;
Then soon with the emblem of truth overflowing,
And dripping with coolness, it rase from the well.
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket-The moss-covered bucket a rose from the well.
How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it,
As poised on the cord, it inclined to my lips;
Not a full-blushing goblet could tempt me to ]leave it,
Though filled with the nectar that Jupiter sips.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bauncl bucket-The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
And. now far remover:t from the laved situation,
The tear of regret will intrusively wwe~l;
As fancy revisits my fathers plantation,
And sighs for the bucket whichrung in the well.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket-The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
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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>
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Greer Document
Associated Date
1826
File name
113_OldOakenBucket_ocr
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Old Oaken Bucket
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Woodworth, Samuel, 1784-1842
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Poetry--United States
Popular music--United States
Pails--Songs and music
Homesickness--Songs and music
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<a title= "Scituate (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4950395/scituate.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Scituate (Mass.)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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The Bucket
How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection recalls them to view,
The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangled wild-wood,
And every lov’d spot which my infancy knew.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket-
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
The wide-spreading pond and the mill which stood by it,
The bridge, and the rock where the cataract fell,
The cot of my father, the dairy-house night it,
And every lov’d spot which my infancy knew.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket-
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
That moss-covered vessel I hail as a treasure,
For often, at noon, when returned from the field,
I found it the source of an exquisite pleasure,
The purest and sweetest that nature can yield.
The old-oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket-
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
How ardent I seized it, with hands that were glowing,
And quick to the while pebbled bottom it fell,
Then soon with the emblem of truth overflowing,
And dripping with coolness, it rose from the well.
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket--
The moss-covered bucket a rose from the well.
How sweet from the green mossy brim to receive it,
As poised on the cord, it inclined to my lips,
Not a full-blushing goblet could tempt me to heave it,
Though filled with the nectar that Jupiter sips.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket--
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
And now far removed from the loved situation,
The tear of regret will intrusively swell,
As fancy revisits my fathers plantation,
And sighs for the bucket which hung in the well.
The old oaken bucket the iron-bound bucket--
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
Old Oaken Bucket
popular music
Samuel Woodworth
songs and music homesickness
The Bucket
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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>
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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, Play-Party and Dance Songs - 86 Randolph, 533 Combs, 223 Sharp, 183
File name
113_OldJoeClark_Sheet_03
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Old Joe Clark, Sheet Music 03
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Marriage--Songs and music
Poverty--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
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Ole Joe Clark, Rock, Rock, Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clarke
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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.
Old Joe Clark
Old joe Clarke
Ole Joe Clark
Rock Rock Old Joe Clark
songs and music farewells
songs and music poverty
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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, Play-Party and Dance Songs - 86 Randolph, 533 Combs, 223 Sharp, 183
File name
113_OldJoeClark_Sheet_02
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs--United States
Marriage--Songs and music
Poverty--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
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Ole Joe Clark, Rock, Rock, Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clarke
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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.
folk songs
Old Joe Clark
Old joe Clarke
Ole Joe Clark
Rock Rock Old Joe Clark
songs and music farewells
songs and music marriage
songs and music poverty
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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, Play-Party and Dance Songs - 86 Randolph, 533 Combs, 223 Sharp, 183
File name
113_OldJoeClark_Sheet_01
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Old Joe Clark, Sheet Music 01
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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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Folk songs--United States
Marriage--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
Poverty--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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Ole Joe Clark, Rock, Rock, Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clarke
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.
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Old Joe Clark.
I ain’t got no money Got no place to stay Got no place lay my head while
chickens crowin’ for day Rockup, Rockup ole’ Joe Clark, Rockup, Rock I say,
Rockup, Rockup ole’ Joe Clark, you’d better be a rockin away.
folk songs
Old Joe Clark
Old joe Clarke
Ole Joe Clark
Rock Rock Old Joe Clark
songs and music farewells
songs and music marriage
songs and music poverty
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OLE JOE CLARK
I aint got no money,
Got no place to stay;
Got no place to lay my head
vfuile the chickens are crowing for day.
Chorus:
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark
Goodbye, Betty Brown
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark,
I'm goin' to leave this town.
I went down to Dina's house;
She met me at the door;
Shoes and stockings in her hand,
Feet all over the floor.
I would not marry an old maid;
I'll tell you the reason why;
Her nose is always drippin'
Her chin is never dry.
I went down
I had never
He slept on
And I slept
to Joe Clark's house;
been there before;
the old straw bed
on the floor.
I asked my girl to marry me,
And what do you suppose she said?
There's plenty of time to marry you
When all the rest is dead.
I wish I had a nickle,
I wish I had a dime.
I wish I had a pretty little miss
To kiss and call her mine.
Somebody stole my ole coon dog.
I wish they'd bring him back.
He run the big nigger over the fence
And the little 'un through the crack.
Somebody stole my ole blue hen.
I wish they'd a let her be.
She laid two eggs on every day
And Sunday she laid three.
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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, Play-Party and Dance Songs - 86 Randolph, 533 Combs, 223 Sharp, 183
File name
113_OldJoeClark_Lyric_02_copy
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Old Joe Clark, Lyric Variant 02, Copy
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English
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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Type
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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Marriage--Songs and music
Poverty--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
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Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clarke
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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Warning: Item contains racist language. 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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Old Joe Clark
I aint got no money
Got no place to stay,
Got no place to lay my head
While the chickens are crowing for day.
Chorus:
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark
Goodbye, Betty Brown
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark
I’m goin’ to leave this town.
I went down to Dina’s house,
She met me at the door,
Shoes and stockings in her hand,
Feet all over the floor.
I would not marry an old maid,
I’ll tell you the reason why,
Her nose is always drippin
Her chin is never dry.
I went down to Joe Clark’s house,
I had never been there before,
He slept on the old straw bed
And I slept on the floor.
I asked my girl to marry me,
And what do you suppose she said?
There’s plenty of time to marry you
When all the rest is dead.
I wish I had a nickle,
I wish I had a dime.
I wish I had a pretty little miss
To kiss and call her mine.
Somebody stole my ole coon dog.
I wish they’d bring him back.
He run the big nigger over the fence
And the little ‘un through the crack.
Somebody stole my ole blue hen.
I wish they’d a let her be.
She laid two eggs on every day
And Sunday she laid three.
folk songs
Old Joe Clark
Old joe Clarke
Rock Rock Old Joe Clark
songs and music farewells
songs and music marriage
songs and music poverty
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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, Play-Party and Dance Songs - 86 Randolph, 533 Combs, 223 Sharp, 183
File name
113_OldJoeClark_Lyric_02
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Old Joe Clark, Lyric Variant 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
Type
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Folk songs--United States
Marriage--Songs and music
Poverty--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
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Old Joe Clark, Old Joe Clarke
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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Warning: Item contains racist language. 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.
Scripto
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Old Joe Clark
I ain’t got no money,
Got no place to stay
Got no place to lay my head
While the chickens are crowing for day.
Chorus.
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark,
Good by, Betty Brown
Farewell, Ole Joe Clark,
I’m goin’ to leave this town.
I went down to Dina’s house
She met me at the door
Shoes and stockings in her hand,
Feet all over the floor.
I would not marry an old maid
I’ll tell you the reason why
His nose is always drippin’
His chin is never dry.
I went down to Joe Clark’s house
I had never been there before
He slept on the bold straw bed
And I slept on the floor.
I asked my girl to marry me,
And what do you suppose she said?
There’s plenty of time to marry you
When all the rest is dead.
I wish I had a nickle,
I wish I had a dime.
I wish I had a pretty little Miss
To kiss and call her mine.
Somebody stole my ole coon dog.
I wish they’d bring him back.
He run the big nigger over the fence
And the little ‘un through the crack.
Somebody stole my ole blue hen.
I wish they’d a let her be.
She laid two eggs on every day
And Sunday she laid three.
folk songs
Old Joe Clark
Old joe Clarke
Rock Rock Old Joe Clark
songs and music farewells
songs and music marriage
songs and music poverty
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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
Informant
Emma, Ellis
Other Name(s)
Willy
Associated Date
1851
File name
113_OldFolksAtHome
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Old Folks at Home
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Way Down Upon the Swanee River, Suawnee River
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Popular music--United States
Homesickness--Songs and music
Memories--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864
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Text
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<a title= "Pittsburgh (Pa.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5206379/pittsburgh.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Pittsburgh (Pa.)</a>
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.
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Old Folks at Home
Way down upon the Swanee ribber
Far far away
Dars where my heart is turning ebber
Dars whar de old folks play
All up and down de old plantation
Daddy I roam, Still longing for de old
Plantation and for de Old Folks at Home.
Chorus
2nd
All dis world am sad and dreary
Ebry where I roam
O darkeys don’t your hearts grow weary
Far from de old folks at home
3rd
All round de little farms I wandered
When I was young
‘Dem many happy days I squandered
Many de songs I sung
When I was playing wid my brudder
Happy was I, Oh, take me to my kind old mudder
Dere let me lib and die
4th
One little hut among de bushes
One dat I love. Still sadly to my memory rushes
No matter where I roam. When will I see de
Bees a humming, all round de comb
When will I hear the banjo tuning
Down in my good old home
Chorus
I hope you can read this terrible
writing and learn to play this nicely
If you have any wandering Jew
please send us a little
by Willy and come over.
Much love from
Emma & Ellis
Old Folks at Home
popular music
songs and music memories
songs and music slavery
Stephen Collins Foster
Suawnee River
Way Down Upon the Swanee River
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OLD FOLKS ARE GONE
Far, far in many lands I've wandered sadly and lone
Iv'Jy heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home.
~'/here after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I've come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here's where I frolicked with my brother, under the ~ees,
Here s where I knelt beside my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
1
Chorus:
Down where the wild Cavara's waving they're laid to rest,
Where Swanee's peaceful waters loving
The green turf o'er their breast,
But there's a home I know where parting never can come
Oh, for that home I must be starting,
There's where the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
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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
1852
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_03_ocr
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 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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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
Creator
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Type
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Text
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
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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.
Scripto
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Old Folks Are Gone
Far, far in many lands I’ve wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home.
Where after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I’ve come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here’s where I frolicked with my brother, under the trees,
Here’s where I knelt besode my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
Down where the wild Cavara’s waving they’re laid to rest,
Where Swanee’s peaceful waters loving
The green turf o’er their breast,
But there’s a home I know where parting never can come
Oh, for that home I must be starting,
There’s where the old folks are gone.
Chorus:
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming
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OLD FOLKS ART GOl_ ...
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:far in m.any l an ds : • ve \1evt::dt:red s adly ~x'd lone
1-Ly heart -v,as t=V-v r tu:-nin t; s out: .'Ha:cd
To all the dear oLes at ho~e
..'h ere a1. ter c-:1 1 .ny Yieary ro a.un,: a t early dawn ,
I ' v e c ome and find tYe co ~ Ftl~ st andc~:
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Her e I •uand.e r s::-,d rmd 1 ncly
In t. ·e dear old hoL1e ,
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.~>J..l , all t~ 1 e old foL~s are cone .
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here ' s 1orLe rc ~ knelt. bes icle ::.y .J·:) t. c..r
.Jrom care.. :'nc.. r.orro;,, :free,
Still sin ; t!~e litt le birds S'ue e tly at • lc)•t a11d mo rn ,
.::>till rurs t~ie lit vle broo~ fleetly
:But oh , t;_e old f oL.. s tL e >one .
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fhc g r een turt o ' er their br~ast ,
But tl ert:.' s a Lo.1e :;: kn ow \.here parting never can c oT..e
Oh for tl:at horGe I .m st be ::::tarting ,
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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
1852
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_02
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
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Text
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
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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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Old Folks Are Gone
Far, far in many lands I’ve wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home
Where after all my weary roaming at early dawn,
I’ve come and find the cot still standing
But Oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home,
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All, all the old folks are gone.
Here’s where I frolicked with my brother, under the tree,
Here’s where I knelt besode my mother
From care and sorrow free,
Still sing the little birds sweetly at night and morn,
Still runs the little brook fleetly
But oh, the old folks are gone.
Chorus
Down where the wild Cavara’s waving they’re laid to rest,
Where Swanee’s peaceful waters loving
The green turf o’er their breast,
But there’s a home I know where parting never can come
Oh for that home I must be starting,
There’s where the old folks are gone.
Chorus
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming
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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
Informant
Ruth Emeline Jones [Mrs. R. E. Barnes], 1834-1924
Informant Note
Ruth Barnes is the mother of Elizabeth Jones and the grandmother of Sue Campbell
Collector
Sue Campbell, 1897-1968
Collector Note
Her ballad collection from the William B. Jones family of Taylorsville, North Carolina is in the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill library
Associated Date
1854
File name
113_OldFolksAreGone_Lyric_01
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Old Folks are Gone, Lyric Variant 01
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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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Popular music--United States
Homecoming--Songs and music
Family--Songs and music
Childhood--Songs and music
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Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
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Text
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<a title= "Sheffield (Mass.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/5281031/sheffield.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Sheffield (Mass.)</a>
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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.
Scripto
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Old Folks Are Gone
Far far in many lands I've wandered sadly and lone
My heart was ever turning southward
To all the dear ones at home
Were after all my weary roaming
at early dawn
I've come and find the cot still standing
But all the old folks are gone
Chorus-
Here I wander sad and lonely
In the dear old home
Those that I loved so well and fondly
All all the old folks are gone
II
Here's where I frolicked with my brother
Under this tree
Here's where I knelt beside my mother
From care and sorrow free
Still sing the little birds as sweetly
At night and morn
Still runs the little brook fleety
But oh the old folks are gone
Chorus
III
Down where the wild banara's waving
They're laid to rest
Where swanee's peaceful waters loving
The green turf o'er their breast
But there's a home I know where parting
Never can come
Oh for that home I must be starting
There's where the old folks are gone
1854
R.E. Jones
Mrs. R.E. Barnes
copied by Sue Campbell
Jan. 2nd 1920
Mother copied from book
George Fredrick Root
Old Folks are Gone
popular music
songs and music childhood
songs and music family
United States Homecoming
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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
File name
113_OldBlackCat
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Old Black Cat
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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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Folk songs--United States
Cats--Songs and music
Love--Songs and music
Animal welfare--Songs and music
Type
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Text
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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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Old Black Cat
1st
Who so full of fun and glee?
Happy as a cat can be
Polished sides so nice and fat
Oh how I love my old black cat.
Chorus—
Poor kitty, oh poor kitty.
Sitting so cozy, close to the fire.
Pleasant purring pretty pussy
Frisky full of fun and fussy
Mortal foe of mouse and rat
Oh how I love my old black cat.
Yes-I-do.
2nd
Then the boys to make her run
Call the dogs and set them on
Quickly I put on my hat
And fly to save my old black cat
Chorus—
folk songs
Old Black Cat
songs and music animals
songs and music love
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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, Additional Songs - 668 Randolph, 467 Warner, 100
File name
113_OldArmchair_Sheet_02
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Old Armchair, 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
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Folk songs--United States
Inheritance and succession--Songs and music
Armchairs--Songs and music
Envy--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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Granny's Old Arm Chair, My Grandmother's Chair
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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.
folk songs
Granny's Old Arm Chair
My Grandmother's Chair
North Carolina inheritance
North Carolina succession
Old Armchair
songs and music armchairs
songs and music envy
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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, Additional Songs - 668 Randolph, 467 Warner, 100
File name
113_OldArmchair_Sheet_01
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Old Armchair, Sheet Music 01
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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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Folk songs--United States
Inheritance and succession--Songs and music
Armchairs--Songs and music
Envy--Songs and music
Alternative Title
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Granny's Old Arm Chair, My Grandmother's Chair
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.
American inheritance
American succession
folk songs
Granny's Old Arm Chair
My Grandmother's Chair
Old Armchair
songs and mdic envy
songs and music armchairs
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THE OLD ARM CHAIR
My grandmo~1er, she, at the age of eigh~-~~ree
One da-.f in May was taken ill and died,
~~d after ~~e was dead,
The will, of course, was read
By a lawyer as we all stood side by side.
To 1 brot..'<ler it was found, she'd left a hundred pounds,
:ry
The same unto my sister, I'll declare.
But when it came to me, ~~e lawyer said, I see
Gra..~ny' s only left to you the old arm chair.
Chorui
How they tittered and how they laughed
How my brotl1er and ~ sister chaffed
When ~"ley heard the lawyer declare
Granny's only left to you the old am chair.
I ti:'10ught it hardly fair,
Still I said I did not care
And in t.~e evening took the chair away.
My brother at me laughed,
fAy sister at me chaffed
And said it will be useful, John, some day;
When you 1 ve settled down in life,
Take some girl to be your wife,
You 1 11 find it very handy, I declare
On a cold and frosty night
When the fire is shining bright
You'll be seated in your old arm chair.
What my brother said was true,
For in a year or two
Stra~ge to say I'd settled down in a married life •
I first the girl did court
Arid then the ring I bought
Took her to the church a.~d then she was my wife
That little girl and me were as happy as could be
And when the work was over I declare.,
I never sought to r oam, but I always stayed at home
And be seated in my old arm chair.
One night the chair fell clown,
W-~en I picked it up I found
The seat had fallen out upon the floor
.And there to my surprise,
I saw before my eyes
A lot of notes - a t:10usand pounds or more.
When my brother heard of this, the fellow I confess
Went nearly mad with rage and tore his hair
But I just laughed at him and said unto him, Jim
Don t t you wia.l-J. you had the old arm chair?
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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, Additional Songs - 668 Randolph, 467 Warner, 100
File name
113_OldArmchair
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Old Armchair
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Inheritance and succession--Songs and music
Armchairs--Songs and music
Envy--Songs and music
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Granny's Old Arm Chair, My Grandmother's Chair
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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The Old Arm Chair
My grandmother, she, at the age of eighty-three
One day in May was taken ill and died,
And after she was dead,
The will, of course, was read
By a lawyer as we all stood side by side.
To my brother it was found, she’d left a hundred pounds,
The same unto my sister, I’ll declare.
But when it came to me, the lawyer said, I see
Granny’s only left to you the old arm chair.
Chorus
How they tittered and how they laughed
How my brother and my sister chaffed
When they heard the lawyer declare
Granny’s only left to you the old arm chair.
I thought it hardly fair,
Still I said I did not care
And in the evening took the chair away.
My brother at me laughed,
My sister at me chaffed
And said it will be useful, John, some day,
When you’ve settled down in life,
Take some girl to be your wife,
You’ll find it very handy, I declare
On a cold and frosty night
When the fire is shining bright
You’ll be seated in your old arm chair.
What my brother said was true,
For in a year or two
Strange to say I’d settled down in a married life.
I first the girl did court
And then the ring I bought
Took her to the church and then she was my wife
That little girl and me were as happy as could be
And when the work was over I declare,
I never sought to roam, but I always stayed at home
And be seated in my old arm chair.
One night the chair fell down,
When I picked it up I found
The seat had fallen out upon the floor
And there to my surprise,
I saw before my eyes
A lot of notes - a thousand pounds or more.
When my brother heard of this, the fellow I confess
Went nearly mad with rage and tore his hair
But I just laughed at him and said unto him, Jim
Don’t you wish you had the old arm chair?
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American succession
folk songs
Granny's Old Arm Chair
My Grandmother's Chair
Old Armchair
songs and music armchairs
songs and music envy
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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, Additional Songs - 712
File name
113_OldAndGray_Sheet_03
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Old and Gray, Sheet Music 03
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Love--Songs and music
Aging--Songs and music
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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.
folk songs
Old and Gray
songs and music aging
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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, Additional Songs - 712
File name
113_OldAndGray_Sheet_02
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Old and Gray, Sheet Music 02
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs--United States
Love--Songs and music
Aging--Songs and music
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.
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Mellow Romance
Old and Gray.
'Tis thee and not the roses, dear that I have learned to love,
though now thine eyes are bright and clear and gentle as a dove.
Yet should thine eyes grow dim with age I'll love thee all the way, for
Chorus:
'tis the head and not the heart that shall grow old and gray.
And I shall love thee more and more as years shall pass away,
we'll know each other better, dear, when we are old and gray.
folk songs
Old and Gray
songs and music again
songs and music love
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Text
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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, Additional Songs - 712
File name
113_OldAndGray_Sheet_01
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Old and Gray, Sheet Music 01
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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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Folk songs--United States
Love--Songs and music
Aging--Songs and music
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.
folk songs
Old and Gray
songs and music aging
songs and music love
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OLD AND GRAY
•Ti
thee and not the roeee, dear, that I have learn•~ t love,
n
thine eye• are bright and ole~.
d gentle a• a d~e.
Yet should thine eyes grow di• with age 1•1
ee all the way,
~or 'tie the head and not the heart that e
l srow old and gray.
Chorus:
And I aball loYe thee more and •or aa year• ahall
pass away,
_
We'll know each other better, dear, whem we are old
and sray.
Th~
I lov thy hair ao bonhy brown, ~ ••ilea that juat • et aine,
Thy little aannera all thine own, but •tie because tbey•re thine.
And when they're thine no longer, dear, 'then I Q&n U"uly aay,
It ia the head and not the heart that baa grown old a.nd gray.
Chona:
And when through &ll the chancing t•*k• year• I ••e thy patient
amile,
• faith that amiles e'en through ita tear• that othins 0&1'1
!hen I sh 1 closer cling to thee, ~ tongue •
tru.l e~.
It ia the head and not the heart t.hat baa grown old an4 gray.
Chorus:
--..u•.
Ant .. we journey down the hill and near the eetting sw:a,
!be Wheel juet atopping in the mill, our lit•'• work al oat 4oae,
1•11· aek tor atrength to guide thee, dear,
lp thee .all
... the way,
7or th.U t ilt need my love the more when
old and gray.
Oliozou•:
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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, Additional Songs - 712
File name
113_OldAndGray_Lyric_02
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Old and Gray, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs--United States
Love--Songs and music
Aging--Songs and music
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Text
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.
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Mellow Romance
Old and gray
‘Tis thee and not the roses, dear, that I have learned to love,
Though now thine eyes are bright and clear, and gentle as a dove.
Yet should thine eyes grow dim with age I’ll love thee all the way,
For ‘tis the head and not the heart that shall grow old and gray.
Chorus:
And I shall love thee more and more as years shall pass away,
We’ll know each other better, dear, when we are old and gray.
I love thy hair so bonny brown, thy smiles that just meet mine,
Thy little manners all thine own, but ‘tis because they’re thine.
And when they’re thine no longer, dear, then I can truly say,
It is the head and not the heart that has grown old and gray.
Chorus:
And when through all the changing years I see thy patient smile,
A faith that smiles e’en through its tears that nothing can beguile.
Then I shall closer cling to thee, my tongue shall truly say,
It is the head and not the heart that has grown old and gray.
Chorus:
And as we journey down the hill and near the setting sun,
The wheel just stopping in the mill, our life’s work almost done,
I’ll ask for strength to guide thee, dear, and help all the way,
For thou wilt need my love the more when we are old and gray.
Chorus:
folk songs
Old and Gray
songs and music aging
songs and music love
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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>
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Greer Document
File name
113_OhHolyLord_Sheet
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Oh! Holy Lord, Sheet Music
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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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Hymns--United States
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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.
hymns
Oh Holy Lord
Oh! Holy Lord
United States hymns
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Sweet V'illie.
Chorus:
Oh,Lily, pretty Lily,
Oh ,Lily,fare you well.
I am sorry to leave you,
I loved you so well.
He begged :oe; he teased me,
Some se~eral wee ks ago
To live with his llother,
nut I would not go.
Vfe was promised to get :married.
Some several weeks ago.
This war it broke out,
And Sweet Willie had. to go.
He wrote me
That he was
IIe wrote r1e
I never got
a letter
Tery low;
another
,I know.
:1e was wounded on t l.e battle fielcl,
And mortally in the siele.
Then I received another,
sweet liillie,he had died.
He was 'burie<l on the battle fielcl,
.Ancl almost in the sea.
Go take up Sweet Willie,
.And bury him by t!1e sitle o:r me.
For I am troubled,! am tr0ubled,
I aL troubled in n y
l
'.lind.
ind if trouble don't kill me,
I will live a long time.
�
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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
Randolph, 731
File name
113_OhLilyDearLily
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Oh Lily, Dear Lily
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Courtship--Songs and music
Soldiers--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Love--Songs and music
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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Scripto
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Sweet Willie.
Chorus:
Oh, Lily, pretty Lily,
Oh ,Lily, fare you well.
I am sorry to leave you,
I loved you so well.
He begged me, he teased me,
Some several weeks ago
To live with his Mother,
But I would not go.
We was promised to get married
Some several weeks ago.
This war it broke out,
And Sweet Willie had to go.
He wrote me a letter
That he was very low,
He wrote me another
I never got ,I know.
He was wounded on the battle field,
And mortally in the side.
Then I received another,
Sweet Willie, he had died.
He was buried on the battle field,
And almost in the sea.
Go take up Sweet Willie,
And bury him by the side of me.
For I am troubled, I am troubled,
I am troubled in my mind.
And if trouble don’t kill me,
I will live a long time.
American courtship
folk songs
Oh Lily Dear Lily
Oh Lily; Dear Lily
songs and music death
songs and music love
songs and music soldiers
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'
NEGROES COMPLAINT
Forced f~m home and all its :pleasure,
Africans c~ast I left forlorn;
To increase a strangers treasures, ·
Over the raging billows borne.
Men fron England bought and sold me,
Paid my :price in :pa.ltry gold;
Bkt tho' theirs they have enrolled me,
Minds are never to be sold.
Still jn thought as free as ever,
What aJe England's rights I ask,
Me frod my dear delights to sever,
Me to ;orture me to task?
Fleecylocks, and black complexion,
Cann~t forfeit nature's claim;
Skins nay differ, but affection,
Dwells in black and white the sa.me.
Why d:id all creating nature,
Meke ;he :plant for which we toil?
Sighs must fan it, tears must water,
Sweat of ours must drip the soil,
Thinl ye
, Iron-hearted
LolLng at your jovial boast,
Thi~, how many breast have smarted,
For the sweets your eerie affords!
Is ihere, as ye sometimes tell us,
Is jhere one who reigns on high?
!Ifl.s he bid you buy and sell us,
S:pe3king from his throne, the sky?
As~ him, if your knotted scourges,
Filters, blood-extorting screws,
Are the means which duty urges,
Agents of his will to use.
Ha:-k! he answers- wild tornadoes,
St:-ewing yonder sea with wrecks,
Wa.' 3ting towns, :plantations, meadows,
Are the vain with which he speaks;
He foresung what vexations,
Africa.ns sons should undergo,
Fixed their tyrants habitations,
Where hi- whirlwinds e.nswer -- No.
By our blood in Africa Wasted,
before our neck received the chain,
By the •niseries which we tasted,
Crossing in your barks, the main.
By our sufferings since ye bought us,
To the man-degrading ma.rt,
All EUstaining with :patience, ta.ught us,
Only by a broken heart.
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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
1788
File name
113_NegrosComplaint
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Negro's Complaint
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William Cowper, 1731-1800
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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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English poetry--18th century
Retribution--Religious aspects--Christianity
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Enslaved persons--Poetry
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Text
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<a title= "Berkhamsted (England)" href="https://www.geonames.org/2655858/berkhamsted.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Berkhamsted (England)</a>
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.
Scripto
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Negroes Complaint
Forced from home and all its pleasure,
Africans coast I left forlorn,
To increase a strangers treasures,
Over the raging billows borne.
Men from England bought and sold me,
Paid my price in paltry gold,
But tho’ theirs they have enrolled me,
Minds are never to be sold.
Still in thought as free as ever,
What are England’s rights I ask,
Me from my dear delights to sever,
Me to torture me to task?
Fleecy locks, and black complexion,
Cannot forfeit nature’s claim,
Skins may differ, but affection,
Dwells in black and white the same.
Why did all creating nature,
Make the plant for which we toil?
Sighs must fan it, tears must water,
Sweat of ours must drip the soil,
Think ye ______, Iron-hearted
Lolling at your jovial boast,
Think, how many breast have smarted,
For the sweets your cane affords!
Is there, as ye sometimes tell us,
Is there one who reigns on high?
Has he bid you buy and sell us,
Speaking from his throne, the sky?
Ask him, if your knotted scourges,
Filters, blood-extorting screws,
Are the means which duty urges,
Agents of his will to use.
Hark! he answers- wild tornadoes,
Strewing yonder sea with wrecks,
Wasting towns, plantations, meadows,
Are the vain with which he speaks,
He foresung what vexations,
African sons should undergo,
Fixed their tyrants habitations,
Where his whrilwinds answer -- No.
By our blood in Africa Wasted,
before our neck received the chain,
By the miseries which we tasted,
Crossing in your barks, the main.
By our sufferings since ye bought us,
To the man-degrading mart,
All sustaining with patience, taught us,
Only by a broken heart.
Deem not our nation brutes no longer,
Until some reason ye shall find,
Worthier of regard, and stronger,
Than the colour of our kind.
Slaves of Gold! Whose sordid dealings,
Tarnish all our boasted powers,
Prove that you have human feelings,
before you proudly question ours!
18th century slavery
English poetry
Negro's Complaint
poetry antislavery movements
William Cowper
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NAVAL SONG
High fill the bowl, and round it ' twine,
The laurels wreath of fame,
The wreath that blooms thro latest time,
To deck the hero's name;
To Perry and his gallant host
The sparkling wine shall flow,
They tamed the pride of Brite in's boast,
And brought her glory low.
Stern over the dark tempestuous weve,
That heaves ita sullen swell,
Over many a hero bold and brave,
Who in that combat fill;
The shouting host of freemen rose,
Unfurled the flag of fight,
And bade defiance to their foes,
To Britain and her might.
Together now the squadron's ride,
The thundering cannons roar,
The lightings flash from side to side,
And slaughter wade<> in gore:
Fierce horror now patrols the deck,
To. swell the rage of fight,
And tumult flies with hurried step,
And wild averted sight.
Where Perry moved, the god of war,
More fiercely seemed to glow,
Destruction like a baleful star,
Rained terror on the foe;
From s0ul t0 soul the pride of fame,
The love of country flies,
And every heart received the flame,
That lighened in his eyes.
No longer rocks the battles sweep,
On Erie's stormy tide,
But over its wild and ruffled deep,
Victorious Perry rides:
Rise freemen of Columbia., rise!
Sxalt the hero's name,
Through distant lands and foreign skies,
Sound! Sound, the trump of fame!!!
�
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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
File name
113_NavalSong
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Naval Song
Creator
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Holland, Edwin C. (Edwin Clifford), 1794-1824
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
The topic of the resource
Popular music--United States
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813--Songs and music
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819--Songs and music
United States--History--War of 1812--Songs and music
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Charleston (S.C.)" href="https://www.geonames.org/4574324/charleston.html " target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Charleston (S.C.)</a>
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
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.
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
Naval Song
High fill the bowl, and round it ‘twine,
The laurels wreath of fame,
The wreath that blooms thro latest time,
To deck the hero’s name,
To Perry and his gallant host
The sparkling wine shall flow,
They tamed the pride of Britain’s boast,
And brought her glory low.
Stern over the dark tempestuous wave,
That heaves its sullen swell,
Over many a hero bold and brave,
Who in that combat fill,
The shouting host of freemen rose,
Unfurled the flag of fight,
And bade defiance to their foes,
To Britain and her might.
Together now the squadron’s ride,
The thundering cannons roar,
The lightings flash from side to side,
And slaughter wades in gore:
Fierce horror now patrols the deck,
To swell the rage of fight,
And tumult flies with hurried step,
And wild averted sight.
Where Perry moved, the god of war,
More fiercely seemed to glow,
Destruction like a baleful star,
Rained terror on the foe,
From soul to soul the pride of fame,
The love of country flies,
And every heart received the flame,
That lighened in his eyes.
No longer rocks the battles sweep,
On Erie’s stormy tide,
But over its wild and ruffled deep,
Victorious Perry rides:
Rise freemen of Columbia, rise!
Exalt the hero’s name,
Through distant lands and foreign skies,
Sound! Sound, the trumpet of fame!!!
Battle of 1813
Edwin Clifford Holland
naval song
popular music
songs and music Perry Oliver Hazard
songs and music United States
United States Lake Erie
War of 1812
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 61 Laws, M 38
File name
113_NancyofYarmouth_Sheet_02
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Nancy of Yarmouth, Sheet Music 02
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Jemmy and Nancy, The Barbadoes Lady
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Ballads, English
Betrothal--Songs and music
Murder--Songs and music
Ghosts--Songs and music
Suicide--Songs and music
Abusive parents--Songs and music
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.
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Jimmy and Nancy
Lovers, I pray lend an ear to my story,
and take example from this constant pair.
How love a young creature blast in her glory - Beautiful Nancy, if your mother will hear.
She was a merchant's lovely fair daughter,
heiress of fifteen hundred a year
A young man he courted her to be his jewel
Son of a gentleman who lived near.
ballads
Jemmy and Nancy
Nancy of Yarmouth
songs and music abuse
songs and music ghosts
songs and music murder
songs and music suicide
The Barbadoes Lady
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 61 Laws, M 38
File name
113_NancyofYarmouth_Sheet_01
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Nancy of Yarmouth, Sheet Music 01
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Jemmy and Nancy, The Barbadoes Lady
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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
Ballads, English
Abusive parents--Songs and music
Betrothal--Songs and music
Murder--Songs and music
Ghosts--Songs and music
Suicide--Songs and music
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
Jemmy and Nancy
Nancy of Yarmouth
songs and music abuse
songs and music ghosts
songs and music murder
songs and music suicide
The Barbadoes Lady
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_09
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 09
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Pretty Quadroon
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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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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) --Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music slavery
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_08
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 08
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Pretty Quadroon
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) --Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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.
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Pathos
My Pretty Quadroon
O, who was as happy as I
She'd a brow like the blossoming pea
and the light of her violet blue eye
was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair,
She'd a cheek like the wild rose of June
and the ringlets of her dark glossy hair was the
pride of my pretty Quadroon.
My pretty Quadroon,
my flower that faded so soon
My heart like the strings of my banjo
was broke for my Pretty Quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_07_copy_02
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 07, Copy 02
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Pretty Quadroon
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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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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
The topic of the resource
Folk songs--United States
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) --Songs and music
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/6f0fd5dac64ce00dad3c0fedf4384a08.pdf
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_05
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 05
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Pretty Quadroon
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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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.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
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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
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Brown, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_02
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 02
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Pretty Quadroon
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) --Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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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.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/fbececa1a29222bac9b9ea3c7094bf5c.pdf
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_01_copy
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 01, Copy
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Pretty Quadroon
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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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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) --Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
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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.
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My Pretty Quadroon
O who was as happy as I?
She'd a brow like the blossoming pea.
And the rings of her dark glossy hair was shown on a darky like me.
My pretty quadroon, my flower faded so soon
My heart like the strings of my banjo was broke for my pretty Quadroon.
Her face was exceedingly fair.
She'd a cheek like the wild rose of June
And the rings of her dark glossy hair was the pride of my pretty quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Sheet_01
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My Pretty Quadroon, Sheet Music 01
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Pretty Quadroon
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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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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Songs and music
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.
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[My] Pretty Quadroon
O who was as happy as I? She'd a brow like the blossoming pea. And the rings of her dark glossy hair was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair. She'd a cheek like the wild rose of June And the rings of her dark glossy hair was the pride of my pretty quadroon.
My pretty quadroon, my flower faded so soon
My heart like the strings of my banjo was broke for my pretty Quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
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- Pretty Quadroon
0 who ~as as happy as I ?
She'd a brow like the blossoming pea,
And the rin?s of ner dark glossy hair
was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair,
She'd a cheek like t h e w ~ld rose of June~
And the rings of her dark, glossy hair
Vias the p ride of my pretty quadroon.
My pretty quadroon,
M flo wer that faded so soon,
y
My heart like 'the strings of my ba-njo
Was broke for my pretty quadroon.
- I knew not t ha t I was a slave,
So k ind was my massa to me,
So gentle, so manly and true,
I had not one wish to be free•
For massa had gardens and flowers,
The flo wers were always an bloom,
But he grudged me one pretty wild flowe r,
'Twas Collia, my pretty quad roon.
Because I with grief tore my ha ir,
W
ith a hand t hat was wh ite as his own,
He shackled and sold me afar,
To die in the rice fields alone.
I heed no't the sting nor the smart,
Nor the h ea t of the hot s~~mer noon,
'Tis nothing I fear but this heart
That breaks for my pretty quadroon.
Farewell to those beautiful shades,
Farewell to the little correll,
Where Collia and I often strayed,
Farewell to Kentudky's green hills.
1zy sorrows will soon be forgot,
My heart will soon rest in the tomb,
But my soul shail fly bac k to the spot
And watc h o'er my pretty quadroon.
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Lyric_02
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My Pretty Quadroon, Lyric Variant 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
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Text
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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Songs and music
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.
Scripto
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Pretty Quadroon
O who was as happy as I?
She’d a brow like the blossoming pea,
And the rings of her dark glossy hair
Was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair,
She’d a cheek like the wild rose of June,
And the rings of her dark, glossy hair
Was the pride of my pretty quadroon.
My pretty quadroon,
My flower that faded so soon,
My heart like the strings of my banjo
Was broke for my pretty quadroon.
I knew not that I was a slave,
So kind was my massa to me,
So gentle, so manly and true,
I had not one wish to be free.
For massa had gardens and flowers,
The flowers were always in bloom,
But he grudged me one pretty wild flower,
‘Twas Collia, my pretty quadroon.
Because I with grief tore my hair,
With a hand that was white as his own,
He shackled and sold me afar,
To die in the rice fields alone.
I heed not the sting nor the smart,
Nor the heat of the hot summer noon,
‘Tis nothing I fear but this heart
That breaks for my pretty quadroon.
Farewell to those beautiful shades,
Farewell to the little correll,
Where Collia and I often strayed,
Farewell to Kentucky’s green hills.
My sorrows will soon be forgot,
My heart will soon rest in the tomb,
But my soul shall fly back to the spot
And watch o’er my pretty quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
-
https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/ccfd482b85dd5a8aa75319dc6db729bc.pdf
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Text
�
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Lyric_01_copy_ocr
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My Pretty Quadroon, Lyric Variant 01, Copy
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Pretty Quadroon
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Songs and music
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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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My Pretty Quadroon.
Oh’ Who was as happy as I
She’d a brow like the blossoming pea,
And the light of her violet blue eye
Was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair
She’d a cheek like the wild rose of June.
And the ringlets of her dark glossy hair,
Was the pride of my Pretty Quadroon.
Chorus:
My Pretty Quadroon, My flower that faded so soon.
My heart like the strings of my banjo,
Was broke for my Pretty Quadroon.
I knew not that I was a slave
So kind was my Massa to me,
So gentle so loving and true,
I had not one wish to be free.
For Massa had gardens and flowers
The flowers were always in bloom
But he grudged me one pretty wild flower
‘Twas Cola, my Pretty Quadroon.
Because I with grief tore my hair,
With a hand that was as white as his own,
He shackled and sold me afar,
To die in the rice fields alone.
I heed not the sting nor the smart
Nor the heat of the hot Summer noon.
‘Tis nothing I fear but this heart,
That breaks for my Pretty Quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
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Pretty Quadroon.
~y
Oh' \'fbo was as happy as I ~
he' d. a brmr
like t h e
blosso~1inrr
pea ,
J.na the light of' h er Tiolet blue eye
·ras shmrn on a larky like I:Ie.
Her !'ace was excee l ing ly fair
She' tl a eheek like the wilti rose of' June .
J.nil t!1e rin:;lets of' he r d ar!{ t;lossy hair,
!fas tlle pride of my P retty Quadroon.
Chorus:
'"y Pretty QuaGlroon,· y flower that f'adeti so soon.
'y heart like t h e strings of my 1anj o,
Uas broke for my Pretty Qua!lroou.
I lmew not that I was a slaTe
. . . o kiml was my
~entle
!o
I
h a~.l
so
·~ assa
lovin ~
to ne,
and true,
not one wish to he free.
:'or ·'ass a h ad. r;ard.ens and flowers
The flowers c>ere always in bloom
But h e
grud ~ ed
me one pretty wilti flower
'Twas Cola,my P retty Quadroon.
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Because I with e;rief tore my h air,
\fith a h and that was as wh ite as his own,
He sllaGkleEl and solcl me afar,
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'
Farewell tothose eautifQ)l s)l t. de~
.
.
Farewell ~o the little corr~l,
To die in t h e r18e fl.eld.s alone .
Where Colf;a and I of'ten strayed;
Farewell to Kentucky's green hills, .
.
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f
I heeil not t h e stin""; nor t h e s:mar t .
y sorrows lfl. 11 soon ... e orgot,
·or t ~1 e h eat of t ~1 e llot :-;ummer nooa!Y h eart will soon rest in t he torn ,
n ut my soul will :fly 'bacl{ to t h e spb
'Tis nothing I :rear but this he art/ml watch o'er my P retty Quadroon.
That breaks for oy Pretty Quadroon.
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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, Additional Songs - 711
File name
113_MyPrettyQuadroon_Lyric_01
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My Pretty Quadroon, Lyric Variant 01
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Pretty Quadroon
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Lovesickness--Songs and music
Enslaved persons--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Songs and music
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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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My Pretty Quadroon.
Oh’ Who was as happy as I?
She’d a brow like the blossoming pea,
And the light of her violet blue eye
Was shown on a darky like me.
Her face was exceedingly fair
She’d a cheek like the wild rose of June.
And the ringlets of her dark glossy hair,
Was the pride of my Pretty Quadroon.
Chorus:
My Pretty Quadroon, My flower that faded so soon.
My heart like the strings of my banjo,
Was broke for my Pretty Quadroon.
I knew not that I was a slave
So kind was my Massa to me,
So gentle so loving and true,
I had not one wish to be free.
For Massa had gardens and flowers
The flowers were always in bloom
But he grudged me one pretty wild flower
‘Twas Cola, my Pretty Quadroon.
Because I with grief tore my hair,
With a hand that was as white as his own,
He shackled and sold me afar,
To die in the rice fields alone.
I heed not the sting nor the smart
Nor the heat of the hot Summer noon,
‘Tis nothing I fear but this heart,
That breaks for my Pretty Quadroon.
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Farewell to those beautiful shades,
Farewell to the little corral,
Where Colea and I often strayed
Farewell to Kentucky’s green hills,
My sorrows will soon be forgot,
My heart will soon rest in the tomb,
But my soul will fly back to the spot
And watch o’er my Pretty Quadroon.
folk songs
My Pretty Quadroon
Pretty Quadroon
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music lovesickness
songs and music slavery
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My, Nancy, 0
Behind yon hills where Lugar flows,
Among m~ors and mosses many, 0;
The wintry sun the day has dos'd,
And I will away to Na.ncy, 0.
The
The
But
And
western wind blows loud a.nd shrill,
night is both dark and rainy, 0;
I will get my plaid and out I will steal,
over the hill to Nancy, 0.
Nancy's charming, sweet, and young;
No artful wilds to win ye, 0!
May ill befall the flattering tongue,
That would beguile my Nancy, 0.
My
Her face isfair, her heart is true,
As spotless as she's bonny, 0.
The opening gown wet with dew,
None purer is than Nancy, 0.
A c~untry la.d is my degree,
And few there be that can have me, 0;
But wha.t care I how few there be,
I am welcome to my Nancy, 0.
My riches a.ll is a penny free,
And I would guide it canny, 0:
But was less gear never troubles me,
~~ thoughts are on my Nancy, 0.
Our
His
But
And
old guidman delights to view,
sheep and they thrive bonny, 0;
I am as blithe that holds his plough,
has no care but my Nancy, 0.
Come weal, come woe, I care no by,
T will take wha.t hee.ven will asend me, 0;
N~r neither care in life have I
But live and love my Nancy, 0.
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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
Associated Date
1783
File name
113_MyNanieO
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My Nancy, O
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
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Love poetry, Scottish
Social classes--Poetry
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Poetry
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Text
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<a title= "Alloway (Scotland)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/8063580/alloway.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Alloway (Scotland)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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My, Nancy, O
Behind yon hills where Lugar flows,
Among moors and mosses many, O,
The wintry sun the day has clos’d,
And I will away to Nancy, O.
The western wind blows loud and shrill,
The night is both dark and rainy, O,
But I will get my plaid and out I will steal,
And over the hill to Nancy, O.
My Nancy’s charming, sweet, and young,
No artful wilds to win ye, O!
May ill befall the flattering tongue,
That would beguile my Nancy, O.
Her face is fair, her heart is true,
As spotless as she’s bonny, O.
The opening gown wet with dew,
None purer is than Nancy, O.
A country lad is my degree,
And few there be that can have me, O,
But what care I how few there be,
I am welcome to my Nancy, O.
My riches all is a penny free,
And I would guide it canny, O:
But was less gear never troubles me,
My thoughts are on my Nancy, O.
Our old guidman delights to view,
His sheep and they thrive bonny, O,
But I am as blithe that holds his plough,
And has no care but my Nancy, O.
Come weal, come woe, I care no by,
I will take what heaven will asend me, O,
Nor neither care in life have I
But live and love my Nancy, O.
My Nancy O
My Nanie O
My Nanie; O
poetry
poetry feminine beauty
Robert Burns
Scots love poetry
Scottish Social classes
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LITT
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111
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P r ?
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I'll
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 167
File name
113_MyLittleDearSoFareYouWell_Lyric_02_ocr
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My Little Dear, So Fare You Well, Lyric Variant 02
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Ballads, English
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Betrayal--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Text
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Sing with Feeling, Alas! My Darling, Broken-Hearted, My Little Love, So Farewell, Come All Ye Girls from Adam's Race
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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My Little Dear
My little dear, so fare-you-well,
You slight me, but I wish you well.
You have broken my heart,
Oh, how can I from you depart?
The pain of love no tongue can tell
No mind can think, no heart can swell.
I’ll tell to you in a few short lines,
It is worse than death ten thousand times.
I go to cry, to mourn, to weep,
With thoughts of you, I ne’er can sleep.
When all is done, and all is told,
My little dear, God bless your soul.
A many an hour I’ve spent with you,
But I never knew that you were not true.
It breaks my heart to have to part,
To think of your deceitful heart.
My little love, my harmless dove,
You are the only one I love.
If you on earth I never more see,
I’ll never serve you like you have me.
And when I’m dead and gone to rest,
Remember the one that loved you best.
And when you are passing around my grave,
Ah, think of the one that loved you brave.
Come , all ye run of Adam’s race,
I’ll tell to you my sad disgrace.
I’ve loved you long, I’ve loved you bold.
My little dear, God bless your soul.
When days are dark, and friends are few,
Remember me and I will you.
And if on earth we meet no more.
I hope we’ll meet on Canaan’s shore.
Alas! My Darling Broken-Hearted
ballads
Come All Ye Girls from Adam's Race
My Little Dear So Fare You Well
My Little Dear; So Fare You Well
My Little Love So Farewell
songs and music betrayal
songs and music death
songs and music unrequited love
Songs with Feeling
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:i iy.
Little near.
:.!y little u ear, so. .rare you. well.
You slighted r1e,but I wish you well.
You have l,roken n y heart,
Oh, how can I fror1 y ou depart?
'
':!' he pain o:f love no tongue can tell;
. o m.inci can think,no heart can swell.
I'll tell to you in a few short lines,
It is worse t han d eath ten t h ousand times.
I go t o cry,to ~ o urn,to weep.
W
ith thoughts o:f you,I ne'er can sle ep •
. hen all is done, ;: nd a l l is told,
!.!:y little dear, God bless y our soul.
A many an h our I've s pent with you,
But I neve r knew hat you wa s not true.
It b reak s my heart to have to part,
To think o~ your d e c eit:ful heart.
;Jy little l ove,my harmless ciovef.
You are t 1 e only one I l ove.
If you on earth I neTer more see,
I' 11 ne'Ter serve you li::e y ou have . ·e.
And when I ' -~. d ead and g one to rest,
n emem1"er t'1e one t ha t loved y ou b est.
And when you a re p assing ar ound my grave,
Ah t h ink of t l:e one t l~ a t lovecl y ou l:: rave.
CorJe , all ye run of Ad ams race,
I'll tell to y ou ny sad disgrace.
I've loved you l ong ,I' v e loved you bold .
~y little dear, 2od ble s s your soul.
T
hen d ays are dark,and friends a r e f ew,
Remern.1Jer m~ and I will you .
Ancl if' on ear t h we n e c t n o mqre.
I hope we'll meet on Canaan's s hore.
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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, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 167
File name
113_MyLittleDearSoFareYouWell_Lyric_01
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My Little Dear, So Fare You Well, Lyric Variant 01
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads, English
Unrequited love--Songs and music
Betrayal--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Text
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Sing with Feeling, Alas! My Darling, Broken-Hearted, My Little Love, So Farewell, Come All Ye Girls from Adam's Race
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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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My little Dear.
My little Dear, so fare-you-well.
You slighted me, but I wish you well.
You have broken my heart,
Oh, how can I from you depart?
The pain of love no tongue can tell,
No mind can think, no heart can swell.
I’ll tell to you in a few short lines,
It is worse than death ten thousand times.
I go to cry, to mourn, to weep.
With thoughts of you, I ne’er can sleep.
When all is done, and all is told,
My little dear, God bless your soul.
A many an hour I’ve spent with you,
But I never knew hat you was not true.
It breaks my heart to have to part,
To think of your deceitful heart.
My little love, my harmless dove,
You are the only one I love.
If you on earth I never more see,
I’ll never serve you like you have me.
And when I’m dead and gone to rest,
Remember the one that loved you best.
And when you are passing around my grave,
Ah think of the one that loved you brave.
Come , all ye run of Adam’s race,
I’ll tell to you my sad disgrace.
I’ve loved you long, I’ve loved you bold.
My little dear, God bless your soul.
When days are dark, and friends are few,
Remember me and I will you.
And if on earth we meet no more.
I hope we’ll meet on Canaan’s shore.
Alas! My Darling Broken-Hearted
ballads
Come All Ye Girls from Adam's Race
My Little Dear So Fare You Well
My Little Dear; So Fare You Well
My Little Love So Farewell
Sing With Feeling
songs and music betrayal
songs and music death
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Grandfatherz C
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grnndfa.therz t.az too t a ll for the ohelf
So it stood ninet~ yrz on the floor
It waz taller by half than the old man himself
Thou it wiegh cd not a pennyweight more
It wu.z bought on the mor-n of tho day he wnz born
It waz always his joy and his prid
But it stoped short never to go again when the
Old man died .
My
Choru
Ninety yrz without slumbering
Tick Tiel~ •rick
Itz lifez seckond 1 numbering
Tiel{ Tick Tiel<
It stoped short never to go aguir1
then the old man died .
~nd
w ~ tcl1ing
itz pendulum swing two and fro
Many hrz had he passed w.cn a boy
And throuc;h youtb. and through manhood
The clock seem to know
An to share with his rief and his jow
Fo.r it truclr t wen tj~ four
As he entered the door
With his beautiful and blooming brid~
But it _toped short never to t;o again
rhen the old man died
Chorus
My grandfather said of those he
N.ot a servant so fait:b..ful
For it wai ted no time
1~d it had but o e desire
At the clo~e of eacl1 ~eek to be
And it stood at itz place
Not a frown an it ~ face
itz hand s never hung by it
But it stoped short never to go
'hen the •ld man died
would hire
he found
wound
sides
again
Chorus
It rane an al rm at the dead of the night
An alarm that for yrz had been dum
And we knew that his spirit
Waz blooming for f l ig.~
That the hour of departure had come
And the clock kept time
With the lonely chime
AZ we silently stood by his side
But it stcped short never to go acain
~hen the old man died.
Chorus
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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
1876
File name
113_MyGrandfathersClock_copy_ocr
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My Grandfather's Clock, Copy
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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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Popular music--United States
Longcase clocks--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Grandfathers--Songs and music
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Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
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Text
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<a title= "Middletown (Conn.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4838633/middletown.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Middletown (Conn.)</a>
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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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Grandfatherz Clock
My grandfatherz clock waz too tall for the shelf
So it stood ninety yrz on the floor
It waz taller by half than the old man himself
Thou it wieghed not a pennyweight more
It was bought on the morn of the day he waz orn
It waz always his joy and his pride
But it stoped short never to go again when the
Old man died.
Chorus
Ninety yrz without slumbering
Tick Tick Tick
Itz lifez seckond's numbering
Tick Tick Tick
It stoped short never to go again
When the old man died.
And watching itz pendulum swing two and fro
Many hrz had he passed when a boy
And through youth and through manhood
The clock seem to know
And to share with his grief and his joy
For it struck twenty four
As he entered the door
With his beautiful and blooming bride
But it stoped short never to go again
When the old man died
Chorus
My grandfather said of those he would hire
Not a servant so faithful he found
For it waisted no time
And it had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound
And it stood at its place
Not a frown on its face
And itz handz never hung by its sides
But it stoped short never to go again
When the old man died
Chorus
It rang an alarm at the dead of the night
An alarm that for yrz had been dum
And we knew that his spirit
Waz blooming for flight
That the hour of departure had come
And the clock kept time
With the lonely chime
Az we silently stood by his side
But it stoped short, never to go again
When the old man died.
Chorus
Henry Clay Work
My Grandfather's Clock
popular music
songs and music death
songs and music grandfathers
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~hen tt.e
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The cloc k aee ~o ~mO\'.
And t s.ure ith hio grief nd hi& jo~ .
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Anl it 3tood t it~ place
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An itz hand a never huns bj ita
But it t pe sh rt.J neve r to g
When the eld man i e
woulJ hir~
he f~u.1.1d.,
wound ·
~ides .
again 1
Chor.rs
It rang u. ... 'lar rn at the dead of the nit:.Jrit
An larm t: · t fo r yf01'11ad been dum li- .
And e lne that his spirit
a $ bl oming for fli £ .t
That the h~ur of eparture had come •
AnJ the clock k ept time
i th t.1e lonely c h i me
A& e silentl~ stood by his side
But it stoped snort_rev r to t, o ag in
hen the old man , ied.
Ch orus
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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
Associated Date
1876
File name
113_MyGrandfathersClock_ocr
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My Grandfather's Clock
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Longcase clocks--Songs and music
Grandfathers--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
Type
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Text
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<a title= "Middletown (Conn.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4838633/middletown.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Middletown (Conn.)</a>
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.
Scripto
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Grandfatherz Clock
My grandfathers clock was too tall for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself,
Thou it wieghed not a pennyweight more.
It was bought on the morn of the day he was orn
It waz always his joy and his pride.
But it stoped short, never to go again, when the
Old man died.
Chorus
Ninety years without slumbering:
Tick Tick Tick
It's life's seckond's numbering
Tick Tick Tick
It stoped short, never to go again
When the old man died.
And watching its pendulum swing two and fro
Many hours had he passed when a boy.
And through youth and through manhood
The clock seemed to know
And to share with his grief and his joy.
For it struck twenty four
As he entered the door
With his beautiful and blooming bride
But it stoped short, never to go again,
When the old man died.
Chorus
My grandfather said of those he would hire,
Not a servant so faithful he found,
For it wasted no time
And it had but one desire
At the close of each week to be wound.,
And it stood at its place
Not a frown on its face
And itz hands never hung by its sides.
But it stoped short, never to go again,
When the old man died
Chorus
It rang an alarm at the dead of the night
An alarm that for years had been dumb.
And we knew that his spirit
Was blooming for flight
That the hour of departure had come.
And the clock kept time
With the lonely chime
As we silently stood by his side
But it stoped short, never to go again
When the old man died.
Chorus
Henry Clay Work
My Grandfather's Clock
popular music
songs and music death
songs and music grandfathers
-
https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/9332a92002e22dfa3c40a345d7859f43.pdf
36ef641cf6e0a17e59b0bc35664aa27a
PDF Text
Text
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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
File name
113_MyDearestDear_Lyric_02
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My Dearest Dear, Lyric Variant 02
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I Love You Well
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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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Folk songs--United States
Love--Songs and music
Farewells--Songs and music
Birds--Songs and music
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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There is a secret in my heart
A letter sealed with gold
There is a secret in my heart
A letter sealed with gold
A letter sealed with gold my love
Remember what I say
You are the girl that I
Love best until my dying day
The crow is so black my love
Altho it may turn white
If ever I prove false to you
Bright day shall turn to night
[ditto marks]
My love remember what
I say you are the girl
that I love best until
my dying day.
folk songs
I Love You Well
My Dearest Dear
songs and music birds
songs and music farewells
songs and music love
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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>
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Greer Document
Informant
Joseph F. Spainhour, 1850-
File name
113_MyBirthday
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My Birthday
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Spainhour, Joseph F., 1850-
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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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Folk songs--United States
Birthdays--Songs and music
Birthday parties--Songs and music
Brothers--Songs and music
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Text
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<a title="Watauga County (N.C.)" href="https://www.geonames.org/4497707/watauga-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Watauga County (N.C.)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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My Birthday
I’ve had another birthday,
That makes me eighty-five,
I intend to keep on having them,
As long as I’m alive.
Mine always come in summer,
When the days are nice and long,
And we meet out on the mountain,
Where the breeze is good and strong.
We had a nice crowd yesterday,
Of relatives and friends, - -
They brought a splendid dinner,
On which such days depend.
They came from other states,
As well as from our own,
There were one or two there
That I had never known.
The majority were related,
In one way or another,
There were 25 or 30 there,
We only missed one brother.
We all had looked for Carl,
We expected him there too,
He wired he could not come, - -
Had a job he must put through.
This was birthday eighty-five,
I enjoyed it more than any,
And that is putting it strong,
Since I have had so many.
J.F. Spaiuhour
folk songs
Joseph F. Spainhour
My Birthday
North Carolina birthdays
songs and music birthday parties
songs and music brothers
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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>
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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Brown, North Carolina Ballads - 302 Laws, F 36
File name
113_MurderOfLauraFoster_Lyric_02
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Murder of Laura Foster, Lyric Variant 02
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Tragedy of the Death of Laura Foster
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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Foster, Laura, -1865 or 1866--Songs and music
Murder--Songs and music
Folk songs--United States--North Carolina
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<a title= "Lewis Fork (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4475743/lewis-fork.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Lewis Fork (N.C.)</a>
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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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Laura Foster
This tragedy I now relate
‘Tis of poor Laura Foster’s fate
How by a fickle lover She
was hurried into eternity.
Ere sun declined toward the west
She met and his wild guest
In forest wild the three retreat,
She looked for parson there to meet.
Confidingly upon his breast,
She leaned her head to take some rest,
But soon poor Laura felt a smart
A deadly dagger pierced her hear
No shrieks were heard by neighbors round
All were in bed and sleeping sound ^
No shrieks were heard so loud and shrill
Save those who did poor Laura kill.
folk songs
Murder of Laura Foster
North Carolina Laura Foster
songs and music murder
Tragedy of the Death of Laura Foster
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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
Associated Date
1935-07
File name
113_MountainDulcimer
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Mountain Dulcimer
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Dulcimer
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Still, James, 1906-2001
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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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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American poetry
Dulcimer--Poetry
Animals--Poetry
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Text
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<a title= "Dead Mare Branch (Ky.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4289648/dead-mare-branch.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Dead Mare Branch (Ky.)</a>
<a title="Chambers County (Ala.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4054621/chambers-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Chambers County (Ala.)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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Mountain Dulcimer
The dulcimer sings from fretted maple throat
Of the doe’s swift poise, the fox’s fleeting step
And music of hounds upon the outward slope
Stirring the night, drumming the ridge-strewn ay,
The anvil’s strength - - - and the silence after
That aches & cries unhushed into the day.
From the dulcimer’s breast sound hunting horns
Strong as clenched hands upon the edge of death,
The creak of saddlebags, of oxen yoke & thongs
Wild turkey’s treble, dark sudden flight of crows,
Of unshod hoofs - - - - and the stillness after,
Butter as salt drenching the tongue of pain
And the lambs crying, breath of the lark,
Long drinks from piggins – hard against the lips,
And with hoarse singing, raw as hickory shagbark,
The foal’s anxiety is woven with the straining wedge,
And the wasp’s anger - - - and the quiet after
For the carver of maple on a keen blade’s edge
(anonymous)
American poetry
Dulcimer
James Still
Mountain Dulcimer
poetry animals
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I•lOULINES MARIA
It was near a thickets calm retreat,
Under a :p-::>:pla.r tree;
Maria chose her wretched seat,
To mourn her sorrows free.
Her 1-::>vely form was sweet to view,
A, dawn at opening day;
But ah! she mourned her love untrue,
And wept her cares away.
The bro-::>k flowed gently at her feet,
In murmur smo-::>th a long!
Her :pipe which -::>nee she tuned most sweet,
Had now forgot its song.
N-::> more to charm the vale she tries,
For grief has filled her breast;
Th-::>se joys which once she used to :prize,
But love has robbed her rest.
Poor hapless maid wh-::> can behold,
Thy s-::>rrows so severe;
And hear thy lovelorn story told,
With-::>ut a falling tear.
Maria luckless maid adieu,
Thy sorrows soon must cease!
For heaven will take a maid so true,
T-::> everlasting :peace.
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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
File name
113_MoulinesMaria
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Moulines Maria
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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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Folk songs, English--United States
Betrayal--Songs and music
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)--Songs and music
Unrequited love--Songs and music
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Text
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Maria, 'Twas Near a Thicket's Calm Retreat, Sterne's Maria
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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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Moulines Maria
It was near a thickets calm retreat,
Under a poplar tree
Maria chose her wretched seat,
To mourn her sorrows free.
Her lovely form was sweet to view,
As dawn at opening day
But ah! she mourned her love untrue,
And wept her cares away.
The brook flowed gently at her feet,
In murmur smooth a long!
Her pipe which once she tuned most sweet,
Had now forgot its song.
No more to charm the vale she tries,
For grief has filled her breast
Those joys which once she used to prize,
But loved has robbed her rest.
Poor hapless maid who can behold,
Thy sorrows so severe
And hear thy lovelorn story told,
Without a falling tear.
Maria luckless maid adieu,
Thy sorrows soon must cease!
For heaven will take a maid so true,
To everlasting peace.
'Twas Near a Thicket's Calm Retreat
folk songs
Maria
Moulines Maria
songs and music betrayal
songs and music feminine beauty
songs and music requited love
Stern's Maria
Sterne's Maria
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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, Additional Songs - 708/709
File name
113_MollyDarling
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Molly Darling
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs--United States
Farewells--Songs and music
Love--Songs and music
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Text
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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A written representation of a document.
Mollie Darling.
Wont you tell me ,Mollie darling,
That you love none else but me?
For I love you,Mollie darling
You are all the world to me.
Tell me darling that yu love me.
Put your little hand in mine.
Take my heart sweet Mollie darling
Say that you will give me thine.
Chorus:
Mollie, fairest, sweetest, dearest,
Look up darling, tell me this:
Do you love me Mollie darling?
Let your answer be a kiss.
Stars are shining, Mollie darling
Through the mistic vale of night.
They seem laughing, Mollie darling,
While fair Luna gives us light.
No one listens but the flowers
While they bow their heads in shame.
They are modest, Mollie darling,
When they hear me call your name.
I must leave you, Mollie darling,
Though the parting gives me pain.
When the stars shine, Mollie darling
I will meet you here again.
Goodnight, Mollie, Goodbye, loved one,
Happy may you ever be.
When you’re dreaming, Mollie darling,
Don’t forget to dream of me’.
folk songs
Mollie Darling
Molly Darling
songs and music farewells
songs and music love
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1Jiss Liza Jane.
I went upon the mountain.
GaTe my born a blow;
Heard "!iss Liza callin'
"Yonaer eomes my bea~
Cla orus:
Oh! ~iss Liza,poor ~al'.
Oh! lJ:iss Liza Jane !
Oh! Uiss Liza,poor gal
Rid in' on a train.
I askeu my ~al to marry me;
3he suid,"~int you ashamed!"
.:a tuok my head. throu~h the crack or the fenee
nd kisse~ my Liza Jane.
I went up on the mountain
To c.-~ut so 'e sugar cane;
ETery stalk I cut down
Taste like Liza Jane.
I went up on the mountain,
Came down through a lane,
Jumped up on a hpllmf log,
Out jumped Liza Jane.
I've traveled on a steam boat
I' Te traTelecl on a tramn
But when I ~ et married,I'll carry Liza Jane.
I went to see tiiss Liza JaR&
I had to go a sneakin'
I started. to kiss her in the mouth
And her doggone nose was leakin'.
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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
File name
113_MissLisaJane_Lyric_02
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Miss Lisa Jane, Lyric Variant 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
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Folk songs--United States
Courtship--Songs and music
Kissing--Songs and music
Type
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Text
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.
Scripto
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Miss Liza Jane.
I went upon the mountain.
Gave my horn a blow
Heard Miss Liza callin’
“Yonder comes my beau.”
Chorus:
Oh! Miss Liza, poor gal’.
Oh! Miss Liza Jane !
Oh! Miss Liza, poor gal
Ridin’ on a train.
I asked my gal to marry me
She said, “Aint you ashamed?”
Stuck my head through the crack of the fence
And kissed my Liza Jane.
I went up on the mountain
To cut some sugar cane
Every stalk I cut down
Taste like Liza Jane.
I’ve traveled on a steam boat
I’ve traveled on a train
But when I get married, I’ll marry Liza Jane.
I went to see Miss Liza Jane
I had to go a sneakin’
I started to kiss her in the mouth
And her doggone nose was leakin’.
folk songs
Miss Lisa Jane
Miss Liza Jane
songs and music courtship
songs and music kissing
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A Ha.son' s daughter fair and young,
The pride of all the virgin throng,
Thus to her lover said;
Thaugh, Damon, I your flame a.pprove,
Your actions praise, your person love,
Yet still I'll live a maid.
None shall unite my virgin one,
But one to whom the secret's known,
Of famed free masonry;
In which the great and good combine,
To raise, with generous design,
Man to felicity.
The lodge excludes the fox and fool,
The plodding knave, and party fool,
That liberty would sell;
The nobel, faithful, and the brave,
No golden charm9 can ever deceive,
In slavery to dwell.
This said, he bowed, and went away,
Reply was made without delay,
Returned to her a.gain,
The fair one granted his request,
Connubial joys their days have blest,
And may they ever remain.
�
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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
File name
113_MasonsDaughter
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Mason's Daughter
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The Freemason's Daughter
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Folk songs--United States
Marriage proposals-- Songs and music
Love--Songs and music
Freemasonry--Songs and music
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Text
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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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A Mason's Daughter
A Mason’s daughter fair and young,
The pride of all the virgin throng,
Thus to her lover said,
Though, Damon, I your flame approve,
Your actions praise, your person love,
Yet still I’ll live a maid.
None shall unite my virgin one,
But one to whom the secret’s known,
Of famed free masonry,
In which the great and good combine,
To raise, with generous design,
Man to felicity.
The lodge excludes the fox and fool,
The plodding knave, and party fool,
That liberty would sell,
The nobel, faithful, and the brave,
No golden charms can ever deceive,
In slavery to dwell.
This said, he bowed, and went away,
Reply was made without delay,
Returned to her again,
The fair one granted his request,
Connubial joys their days have blest,
And may they ever remain.
folk songs
Mason's Daughter
songs and music love
songs and music marriage proposals
The Freemason's Daughter
United States Freemasonry
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Mary's Dream
The moon had climbed the highest hill,
Which rises over the source of day;
And from the eastern summit shed,
Her silver light on town and hay;
When Mary laid her down to sleep,
Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea;
When soft and low as voice she heard,
Saying, Mary, weep no more for me.
She from her pillow gently raised.
Her head, to ask who there might be;
She saw young Sandy shivering stand,
With pallid cheek and hallow eye!
Oh! Mary, dear, cold is my clay,
It lies beneath the stormy sea;
Far, far from thee I sleep in death,
So, Mary, weep no more for me.
Three stormy nights and stormy da.ys,
We tossed upon the raging main;
And long we strove our bark to save,
But all our striving was in vain;
Even then, when horror chilled my blood,
My heart was filled with love for thee;
The storm is past, and I a.m at rest,
So Mary, weep no more for me.
0 maiden dear, thyself prepare,
We soon shall meet upon that shore,
Where love is free from doubt and care,
And thou and I shall part no more.
Loud crew the cock, the shadow fled,
No more of Sandy cnuld she see;
But soft the passing spirit said,
Sweet Mary, weep no more for me.
�
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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
1772
Scholarly Classification
Laws, K 20 Cox, 147 Combs, 88
File name
113_MarysDream_MaryOTheDee
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Mary's Dream (Mary o' the Dee)
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Mary and Sandy
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Lowe, John, 1750-1798
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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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Popular music--Scotland
Love--Songs and music
Ghosts--Songs and music
Sailors--Songs and music
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)" href="https://www.geonames.org/2650797/dumfries-and-galloway.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)</a>
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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.
Scripto
Transcription
A written representation of a document.
The moon had climbed the highest hill,
Which rises over the source of day
And from the eastern summit shed,
Her silver light on town and hay
When Mary laid her down to sleep,
Her thoughts on Sandy far at sea
When soft and low as voice she heard,
Saying, Mary, weep no more for me.
She from her pillow gently raised.
Her head, to ask who there might be
She saw young Sandy shivering stand,
With pallid cheek and hallow eye!
Oh! Mary, dear, cold is my clay,
It lies beneath the stormy sea
Far, far from thee I sleep in death,
So, Mary, weep no more for me.
Three stormy nights and stormy days,
We tossed upon the raging main
And long we strove our bark to save,
But all our striving was in vain
Even then, when horror chilled my blood,
My heart was filled with love for thee
The storm is past, and I am at rest,
So Mary, weep no more for me.
O maiden dear, thyself prepare,
We soon shall meet upon that shore,
Where love is free from doubt and care,
And thou and I shall part no more.
Loud crew the cock, the shadow fled,
No more of Sandy could she see
But soft the passing spirit and said,
Sweet Mary, weep no more for me.
John Lowe
Mary and Sandy
Mary's Dream
Mary's Dream (Mary o' the Dee)
popular music
Scotland love
songs and music ghosts
songs and music sailors
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A HYMN OF LIBERTY
Ye sons ',)f Freedom, wake to glory!
Hark! hark! what myriads bid you rise!
Your children, wives, and grandsires hoary,
Behold their tears and hear their cries.
Shall hateful tyra.nts, mischiefs breeding,
With hireling host a ruffian band;
Affright and disolate the land,
While peace a.nd liberty lie bleeding?
To arms, to arms! ye brave!
The avenging sword unsheath:
March on, march on, all hearts resolved,
On victory '.)r death.
Now, now, the dangerous storm is rolling,
Which treacherous kings confederate raise;
The dogs of war, let loose are howling,
And lo! our fields and cities blaze.
And shall we basely view the ruin,
While lawless force with guilty stride;
Spreads desolation far and wide,
With crimes and blood. his hands embracing?
ChorusWith lunary and pride surrounded,
The vile insatiate dispots dare;
Their thint of power and glod unbounded,
To mete and vend the light and air.
Like beasts of burden would they load us,
Like gods W',)Uld bid their slaves adore;
But man is man and who is more,
Then shall they longer lash and goad us?
ChorusOh! liberty can man resign thee,
Once having felt thy generous flame?
Can dungeons, bolts, a.nd bars confine thee?
Or whip thy noble spirit tame?
Too long the world hes wept, bewailing,
That false woods dagger tyrants wield,
But freedom is our sword and shield,
And all their a.rts are unavailing,
Choru'S-
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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
Associated Date
1792-04-25
File name
113_Marseillaise_ocr
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Marseillaise
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Chant de Guerre Pour l'Armée du Rhin
Language
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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PDF
Source
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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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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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National songs--France
Liberty--Songs and music
Revolutions--Songs and music
War--Songs and music
Folk songs--United States
Creator
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Rouget de Lisle, Claude Joseph, 1760-1836
Type
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Text
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.
Scripto
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A Hymn of Liberty
Ye sons of Freedom, wake to glory!
Hark! hark! what myriads bid you rise!
Your children, wives, and grandsires hoary,
Behold their tears and hear their cries.
Shall hateful tyrants, mischiefs breeding,
With hireling host a ruffian band
Affright and disolate the land,
While peace and liberty lie bleeding?
To arms, to arms! ye brave!
The avenging sword unsheath:
March on, march on, all hearts resolved,
On victory or death.
Now, now, the dangerous storm is rolling,
Which treacherous kings confederate raise
The dogs of war, let loose are howling,
And lo! our fields and cities blaze.
And shall we basely view the ruin,
While lawless force with guilty stride
Spreads desolation far and wide,
With crimes and blood his hands embracing?
Chorus-
With lunary and pride surrounded,
The vile insatiate dispots dare
Their thirst of power and glod unbounded,
To mete and vend the light and air.
Like beasts of burden would they load us,
Like gods would bid their slaves adore
But man is man and who is more,
Then shall they longer lash and goad us?
Chorus-
Oh! liberty can man resign thee,
Once having felt thy generous flame?
Can dungeons, bolts, and bars confine thee?
Or whip thy noble spirits tame?
Too long the world has wept, bewailing,
That false woods dagger tyrants wield,
But freedom is our sword and shield,
And all their arts are unavailing,
Chorus-
Chant de Guerre Pour L'Armee du Rhin
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
France folk songs
Marseillaise
national songs
songs and music revolutions
songs and music war
United States liberty
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Dublin Core
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Title
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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
Informant
RRR
File name
113_MarriageBed
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Marriage Bed
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English
Is Part Of
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
Format
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PDF
Source
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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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Contributor
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
The topic of the resource
Folk songs, English--United States
Love--Songs and music
Impressment--Songs and music
Sailors--Songs and music
Naval history--Songs and music
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
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.
Scripto
Transcription
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Marriage Bed
When I was of marriage age
Laid on a marriage bed
There came a noble press gang
And stood at my bed head,
Saying, “Arise! O arise! you new married man
And go along with me
To the lowlands of Holland
To fight your enemy.”
My wife she cast her arms around
Me thinking I could stay
I said to her, “My dearest dear,
This night I must away
“Away, away,” said he, “where the roaring
Roaring billows roar,
But if e’er I return again
I’ll spend my life on shore”
“No shoes or socks on my feet
No red rose in my hair
No firelight or no candle bright
Shall show my beauty fair,
“No never will our marriage be
No never till I die
Since the lowlands of Holland
Has parted my love and I.”
“O daughter! daughter!” mother says,
“Why do you so lament,
Ain’t there men enough in our town
To give you heart’s content?”
“If there’s men enough in our town
There’s none enough for me,
Since the lowlands of Holland
Has parted my love and me.
“O mother, Mother, don’t you see,
That ship a sailing down the other side
Its enough to break a fair maids heart
Or lose a good man’s bride.
“That little maid, a bride,” said she,
“Most glorious to behold
May the Gods above protect my love
A glorious sailor bold.”
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folk songs
Marriage Bed
songs and music love
songs and music sailors