1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/9a8063606696e99eec022c57754e334c.pdf 3d8dc9646348bde68a2ab80db0861861 PDF Text Text The Wife of Usherts Well ( Or, "Lady Grey': 01 "Three Little Babes". A ballad of the return of the dead) There was a lady of beauty rare, And children she had three; She sent them away to the North Countree To learn their Grammarree. They hadn't been gone so very long, Scar~ely three months and a day, When there came a sickness all over· the land, And swept them all away. And when she came this for to know, She wrung her hands full sore, Saying, "Alas, alas! What shall I do, For I'll never see my babes any more : • Ain't there a king in Beaven,"she cried, "Who used to wear a crown? I pray the Lord will he reward, And send my three babes dow.n." It was a-comin' near Christmas time, And the nights were long and cold, When her three little babes come running down To their dear mother's home. She set a table for them there, All covered with cakes and wine, And said, "Come eat, my e1 ear little babes, Come, eat and drink of mine." "We do not want your cakes, Mammae, We do not want your wine; For in the morning by the break of day, With our Savior you must diDe." She fixed them a bed in the back-most ~oom 1 All spread o'er with clean white sheets, And on the top a golden one, That they might soundly sleep. "Take it off, take it off, Marmnee, they said, Take it off we say again. A woe, a woe to this wicked world, So long since pride began. "Cold clods lie at our heads, Mammee, Green grass grows at our feet, The tears come running down your cheeks To wet our winding sheet." "Rise up, rise up," said the oldest one, "I hear the rooster crow, Oh, yonder stands our Savior, dear, And to him we must go! " � 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 Child, 79. Brown, Older Ballads - Mostly British - 25 Randolph. 19 Cox 14 Combs 22. Sharp 22 File name 113_WifeOfUshersWell_Lyric_02 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 Wife of Usher's Well, Lyric Variant 02 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 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 Song texts Typescripts 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 Ballads, English Ghosts--Songs and Music Mothers--Songs and Music Children--Songs and music Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. There was a Lady in Merry Scotland, Three Babes, The Three Little Babes, Lady Gay, Lady Gray, There was a Lady, The Three Little Babs, The Lady and the Children Three, The Three Poor Little Children, Moravian Song, The Lone Widow, A Ballad of the Return of the Dead, Lady Grey 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. A Ballad of the Return of the Dead ballads English ballad Lady Gay Lady Grey lyric variant 2 Moravian Song Scots ghosts songs and music children songs and music mothers The Lady and the Children Three The Lone Widow The Three Little Babes The Three Little Babs The Three Pore Little Children The Wife of Ushers Well There was a Lady There was a Lady in Merry Scotland Three Babes Wife of Usher's Well