1 50 2 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/def13fb9f6cb5074bbf2238ea7a7e06e.pdf 2888129783824af7f91f93849c5445fa PDF Text Text KATY WELlS You ask what makes this darkey weep, Why him like others am not gay. What makes the tears roll down his cheek, From early dawn to the close of day. The story darkys, you shall bear, For fresh it in my memory dwell, It will cause you all to shed a tear, Over the grave of my poor Katy Wells, ChorusWhen the wild birds were singing sweetly in the morning, When the myrtle and the ivy were in bloom, When the sun over the hill tops was dawning It wa.s there I laid her in the tomb. I never shall forget that day, When we together roamed the dell, I kissed her cheek and named the day, That I should marry !aty Wells. When death came in that cabin door, And stole from me my joy and pride, And when I found she wa.s no more, I laid my banjo down and cried, ChorusOftimes I wish that I were dead, And laid beside her in the tomb, The sorrow that bowed down my head, Is as dark to me as the midnight gloom. The springtime has no charm The flowers are blooming in Her from I never more shall Is the form of my poor Katy for me, the dell, see, Wells, Chorus- (Song ballad written by Miss Linza Joyner for Miss Ella Andrews) � 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 Informant Linza Joyner, [Mary] Ella Andrews Scholarly Classification Brown, Blackface Minstrel, Negro Songs - 411 Cox, 127 File name 113_KittyWells_Lyric_02_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 Kitty Wells, Lyric Variant 02 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Kittie Wells 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 Minstrel music--United States Folk songs Death--Songs and music Courtship--Songs and music Love--Songs and music Grief--Songs and music Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. <a title= "Robersonville (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4488314/robersonville.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Robersonville (N.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. Katy Wells You ask what makes this darkey weep, Why him like others am not gay. What makes the tears roll down his cheek, From early dawn till close of day. The story darkys, you shall hear, For fresh it in my memory dwell, It will cause you all to shed a tear, Over the grave of my poor Katy Wells, Chorus- When the wild birds were singing sweetly in the morning, when the myrtle and the ivy were in bloom, When the sun over the hill tops was dawning It was there I laid her in the tomb. I never shall forget that day, When we together roamed the dell, I kissed her cheek and named the day, That I should marry Katy Wells. When death came in that cabin door, And stole from me my joy and pride, And when I found she was no more, I laid my banjo down and cried, Chorus- Oftimes I wish that I were dead, And laid beside her in the tomb, The sorrow that bowed down my head, Is as dark to me as the midnight gloom. The springtime has no charm for me, The flowers are blooming in the dell, Her from I never more shall see, Is the form of my poor Katy Wells, Chorus- (Song ballad written by Miss Linza Joyner for Miss Ella Andrews) folk song Kittie Wells Kitty Wells Minstrel music songs and music death songs and music love https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/89b46b28b968dfebbf67708c93680514.pdf 06f89389dc9a5e2ae4114d7f0b511054 PDF Text Text THE K K IC ING MULE Once there was a man; his name was Simon Slick. He had a mule with dreamy eyes, and hm• that mule could kick. He'd shut one eye and switch his tail and greet you with a smile; He'd gently raise you from the grofuld and kick you half a mile. Chorus. ~llioa, mule, I tell you, Whoa, mule, I say. Keep your seat, Miss Liza Jane, And hold on to the sleigh. I hitched that mule one morning to take my girl a ride, He kicked both hind feet over the shafts, and kicked her in the side; He kicked the feathers from a goose; he broke the elephant's back; He stopped the Texas railway train, and kicked it off the track. Oh hear them sleighbells ringing, the snow is falling fast; So with a mule \vi th room for two, just watch us going past. And don't get scared at nothing, what you hear or what you see, And, Liza, I'll stay with this mule, and you must stay vlith me. Just see them snowflakes flying. Lookout. Let them sail. Watch them ears of his'n and see him wag his tail. Going to the preacher's, Liza; you keep cool, Hain't got time to kiss you now; I 1m busy with this mule. Little bee came flying around, came flying around the well, This little mule gave him one good kick, his head began to swell. Took him down to the blacksmith's shop, and hitched him all alone, He kicked both hindfeet till he died, and oh, how he did groan. � 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, Blackface Minstrel, Negro Songs -- 513 File name 113_KickingMule_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 Kicking Mule Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Liza Jane, Who a, Mule 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 Minstrel music Nonsense songs Sleighs--Songs and music Mules--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 Kicking Mule Once there was a man, his name was Simon Slick. He had a mule with dreamy eyes, and how that mule could kick. He’d shut one eye and switch his tail and greet you with a smile. He’d gently raise you from the ground and kick you half a mile. Chorus Whoa, mule, I tell you, Whoa, mule, I say. Keep your seat, Miss Liza Jane, And hold on to the sleigh. I hitched that mule one morning to take my girl a ride, He kicked both hind feet over the shafts, and kicked her in the side. He kicked the feathers from a goose, he broke the elephant’s back. He stopped the Texas railway train, and kicked it off the track. O hear them sleighbells ringing, the snow is falling fast. So with a mule with room for two, just watch us going past. And don’t get scared at nothing, what you hear or what you see, And, Liza, I’ll stay with this mule, and you must stay with me. Just see them snowflakes flying. Lookout. Let them sail. Watch them ears of his’n and see him wag his tail. Going to the preacher’s, Liza, you keep cool, Hain’t got time to kiss you now, I’m busy with this mule. Little bee came flying around, came flying around the well, This little mule gave him one good kick, his head began to swell. Took him down to the blacksmith’s shop, and hitched him all alone, He kicked both hindfeet till he died, and oh, how he did groan. folk songs Kicking Mule Liza Jane Minstrel music Songs and music Nonsense songs Who a Mule