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                    <text>~he lonsome ·nove.
@h dont you see thct lonsome dove.
Tb~t flys fro m pine to pine.
Its morning for its own true love.
' nd why not mourn for mine my true love?
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Do you remember the dr: y th r· t y ou gr ve me y our he :: rt?
'nd vowed to me th Lt if ever you m~ rrid I should be you r girl.
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'iihile this pore ::ching he a rt most de t. d.
You e re living Lt your e ~ se my love.
You Ere living £t your e2se.
You slighted me once you slighte d me twice.
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Oh da rling da rling do hush up.
I h 2te to here you cry.
For the best of friends they h 2ve to pa rt.
:' n d so do you und I my love ~nd so do you and l .
Lc ok up look down this 1onsomero2d.
Hong down your he 2d G cry.
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Ill will fly in the ~~~~ vf tue one ~ lvvebest.

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And why not mourn for mine my true love?&#13;
And why not mourn for mine?&#13;
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You are living at your ease.&#13;
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You will never slight me any more.&#13;
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Oh darling darling do hush up.&#13;
I hate to here you cry.&#13;
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Look up look down this lonsome road.&#13;
Hang down your head and cry.&#13;
Ill fly to the east Ill fly to the west.&#13;
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Ah,little ~ovc,you are not alone ,
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I,once,like you,did haTe a mate,
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consU1-:1ption seized my love scTere,
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'fill deatl1 came at the break o:f day,
And my poor Uary he did slay.
Her bloo:wi:mg cheeks and. sparkling eye
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The arms that once e:~fl.:&gt;raced. me round
Lie moulderin$ in t he cold ground.
But death,grim tlea.th,did. not stop there.
I had one child. to :~1e no st c.i.e&lt;u ·.
He like a vulture cam3 aga in
And took from me my little Jane.
But bless the Loi!d,his word i s giTen
Dec}.aring l)abes are heirs of' :reaven.
Then ceased my heart to mourn :for Jane
Since my small loss is her great gain.
I have a hope that cheers my be entt,
To think my .love h~s gone to rest.
For while her dyL."'lg tongue could moTe
She praised the Lord f'or His redeeming love.

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Shout on,ye heavenly powers abo~e,
While I this loneso~e desert roam.
?.Iy .faster's work will soon he done
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                <text>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.</text>
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                <text>The Mourning Dove.&#13;
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One day while in a lonesome grove&#13;
Sat over   my head a little dove,&#13;
For its last mate began to coo&#13;
Which made me think of my mate, too.&#13;
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Ah, little dove, you are not alone ,&#13;
For I, like you, can onle mourn.&#13;
I, once, like you, did have a mate,&#13;
But now like you, I am desolate.&#13;
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Consumption seized my love severe,&#13;
And preyed on her for one long year,&#13;
Till death came at the break of day,&#13;
And my poor Mary he did slay.&#13;
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Her blooming cheeks and sparkling eye&#13;
Like roses  they did wilt and die.&#13;
The arms that once embraced me round&#13;
Lie mouldering in the cold ground.&#13;
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But death, grim death, did not stop there.&#13;
I had one   child to me most dear.&#13;
He like a vulture came again&#13;
And took from me my little Jane.&#13;
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But bless the Lord, his word is given&#13;
Declaring babes are heirs of Heaven.&#13;
Then ceased my heart to mourn for Jane&#13;
Since my small loss is her great gain.&#13;
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I have a hope that cheers my breast,&#13;
To think my love has gone to rest.&#13;
For while her dying tongue could move&#13;
She praised the Lord for His redeeming lobe.&#13;
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Shout on, ye heavenly powers above,&#13;
While I this lonesome desert roam.&#13;
My Master’s work will soon be done&#13;
And then I’ll join you in your song.   </text>
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        <name>The Lonesome Grove</name>
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        <name>The Minister's Lamentation</name>
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