1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/2d48c97dd47ab6028d52543860e8ca7c.pdf 78bd3f04a4505f96b60ede6ac9ed8167 PDF Text Text THE ILL WIFE As soon as I got married a happy men to be, My wife turned out a sorrow jade, we never could agree; For what I thought my greatest bliss was grief beyond compare, And all the cause of my complaint, she is my forever more. Chorue - For she's a plague plaguing and she's a plaguing me, She's a plague plaguing and never let's me be. About a week or something less, a bonny thing she was, But err the second Sunday came, she made me cry alas.' Oh! often times I cry alas! 'tis needless here to tell, The wright of it lies all on this, the jade she knows herself. My house I dare n-:>t call my own, nor anything that is in it, And if I ch~nce to speak a word, she flies like fire from flint; My very hair I dare not cut, my clothes I dare not wear, And all, both clothes and money too, she keeps me naked bare. Right well she knows I dearly love a dainty dish of meat, She cooks it up so dirtily, the devil abit I eat; And if I turn my mouth awry, or chance to shake my head, She calls me :'ilthy boor, and says I am very ill to feed. When I a.m for merriment, oh! then she's very sad, And when I am for soberness, she goes destra.cted mad. When I wish to hear her speak, she silent sits and dumb, And when I am for quietness, she rattles like a. drum. Yesterday my neighbor Tom and I went our throats to wet, She thundered in my ears so lour1 I think I hear her yet; And when her barleyhood is on, wh~ck often is the case, The first thing that comes to her hands she dashes in my face. That marriage is a :paradise I have often heard folks tell, But for my own :part - first and last - I think its worse than hellAnd yet there is a comfort left - acomfort and no more, The pangs of death willbreak the bonds and bury all my care. - � 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 File name 113_IllWife_ocr 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 Ill Wife 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> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 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 Subject The topic of the resource Folk songs Marital conflict--Songs and music Marriage--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 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. The Ill Wife As soon as I got married a happy man to be, My wife turned out a sorrow jade, we never could agree, For what I thought my greatest bliss was grief beyond compare, And all the cause of my complain, she is my forever more. Chorus- For she’s a plague plaguing and she’s a plaguing me, She’s a plague plaguing and never let’s me be. About a week or something less, a bonny thing she was, But err the second Sunday came, she made me cry alas! Oh! often times I cry alas! ‘tis needless here to tell, The wright of it lies all on this, the jade she knows herself. My house I dare not call my own, nor anything that is in it, And if I chance to speak a word, she flies like fire from flint. My very hair I dare not cut, my clothes I dare not wear, And all, both clothes and money too, she keeps me naked bare. Right well she knows I dearly love a dainty dish of meat, She cooks it up so dirtily, the devil abit I eat, And if I turn my mouth awry, or chance to shake my head, She calls me filthy boor, and says I am very ill to feed. When I am for merriment, oh! then she’s very sad, And when I am for soberness, she goes distracted mad. When I wish to hear her speak, she silent sits and dumb, And when I am for quietness, she rattles like a drum. Yesterday my neighbor Tom and I went our throats to wet, She thundered in my ears so loud I think I hear her yet, And when her barleyhood is on, whicH often is the case, The first thing that comes to her hands she dashes in my face. That marriage is a paradise I have often heard folks tell, But for my own part - first and last - I think its worse than hell- And yet there is a comfort left - a comfort and no more, The pangs of death will break the bonds and bury all my care. 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