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pass away,
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old and gray.
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                  <text>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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                <text> Mellow Romance&#13;
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Old and gray&#13;
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‘Tis thee and not the roses, dear, that I have learned to love, &#13;
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For ‘tis the head and not the heart that shall grow old and gray.&#13;
&#13;
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And I shall love thee more and more as years shall pass away,&#13;
We’ll know each other better, dear, when we are old and gray.&#13;
&#13;
I love thy hair so bonny brown, thy smiles that just meet mine,&#13;
Thy little manners all thine own, but ‘tis because they’re thine.&#13;
And when they’re thine no longer, dear, then I can truly say,&#13;
It is the head and not the heart that has grown old and gray.&#13;
&#13;
Chorus:&#13;
&#13;
And when through all the changing years I see thy patient smile, &#13;
A faith that smiles e’en through its tears that nothing can beguile.&#13;
Then I shall closer cling to thee, my tongue shall truly say,&#13;
It is the head and not the heart that has grown old and gray.&#13;
&#13;
Chorus:&#13;
&#13;
And as we journey down the hill and near the setting sun, &#13;
The wheel just stopping in the mill, our life’s work almost done,&#13;
I’ll ask for strength to guide thee, dear, and help all the way,&#13;
For thou wilt need my love the more when we are old and gray.&#13;
&#13;
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