1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/3ebf8155d121928854f56bb25d7e48ba.pdf 30b1b41d06b77fbf87cbe666d3c86983 PDF Text Text THE PATAL WEDDING The wedding bells were ringing, On a moonlit winter's night; e church was decorated All within as gay and bright. A other with her baby came And sa these lights aglow; Sh thought of how the same bells chimed For her, three years o. Chorus: Whil e the edding bells tere ringing, While t e br de and groom were there, rchi up the isle to ether, As th or· a ea n air, Telling tale of fond ffections, Vow1n neve or to rt, J st noth r atal edd~, Just another brol<:en he rt. I'd like to admitted, s1r, She beg ed the xton, old, Ju t for the sake of bab , To pl·Ote h· r m the cold'. But he tol her th t th e din Was for the rich and grand, And ith th ge atd g crofd Outside, he'd h ve to st nd. I She begg d the sexton once again To let her ste ins de, "For bab ~ ke you ilia c me n,' The gray haire man replie • alf any one kno eason why This co ple shou d not d, Speak no~, or else forever hold Your peace", th preacher said. 'I , t object', woman cried, Her voice o .eek and mild. The bride groo is my husband, sir, And this our little child.n ''What proof have you, the preacher asked . 11 baby, sir'' she cried, And knelt to pray to God n Heaven, The little one had died. ~nc parents o the bride Then took the outcast by the arm, " '11 care for you through life , they said; "You've saved our child from harm." The p rent , br1d ~nd outcast wife in a carriage rolled a1ay, The bridegroom died by h1s own hand Before the break of day. �FATAL ~ DDI G - Continued o ledd ng feast a p~ead that n1 10 gr ves ·1ere made ne .. t day. In one t ttly b b And non ·.e fat er 1 y. The story has ~.r or en oft mea told f'i aide i rm an bright, brid and groom an outca t And that fatal edding ni t. 1fe, t. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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, 272<br />Randolph, 766 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fatal Wedding, Lyric Variant 03 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A Faital Wedding Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title="In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Weddings--Songs and music Desertion and non-support--Songs and music Death--Songs and music Suicide--Songs and music Ballads, English--United States 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899 A Faital Wedding Fatal Wedding songs and music death songs and music suicide songs and music wedding