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THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS
The lightning express~ from a depot so grand,
Had started out on its way.
fvlost of the passengers who were on board
Seemed to be happy and gay.
Except a little boy on a seat by himself
Reading a letter he had
Was ashamed to be seen with the tears in his eyes
The knowledge of it made him sad.
Chorus:
Please, Mr. Conductor, don't put me off your train,
For the very best friend I have in this world
Is waiting for me now in vain.
Expecting to die any moment, she may last through the
day.
I want to bid Mother goodbye~ Sir,
Before God takes her away.
The stern old conductor who came through the train,
Taking tickets from everyone there,
Finally reaching the side of the little boy
Roughly demanded his fare.
I haven't the money, the little boy said,
But I'll pay you back someday.
I'll have to put you off at the station, he said,
But he stopped when he heard the boy say:
Mother was sick when I left home,
And needed a doctor's care.
I came to your city employment to find~
But I could not find any work there.
A letter from sister this morning arrived.
Mother is dying, it said.
So that is why I am boarding your train,
~fuen I haven't the money to pay.
A little girl in a seat close by,
Said: Don't put him off; •tis a shame.
Taking his hat a collection she made
And soon paid his way on the train.
I'm obliged to you, Miss, for your kindness.
You're welcome, I am sure, never fear.
And each time the conductor would come through the train
These words would ring in his ear.
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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>
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Greer Document
Scholarly Classification
Randolph, 720
File name
113_PleaseMisterConductor_ocr
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Please, Mister Conductor!
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Folk songs--United States
Mothers and sons--Songs and music
Death - Songs and music
Railroad trains--Songs and music
Type
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Text
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
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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
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A written representation of a document.
The Lightning Express
The lightning express, from a depot so grand,
Had started out on its way.
Most of the passengers who were on board
Seemed to be happy and gay.
Except a little boy on a seat by himself
Reading a letter he had
Was ashamed to be seen with the tears in his eyes
The knowledge of it made him sad.
Chorus:
Please, Mr. Conductor, don’t put me off your train,
For the very best friend I have in this world
Is waiting for me now in vain.
Expecting to die any moment, she may not last through the
day
I want to bid Mother goodbye, Sir,
Before God takes her away.
The stern old conductor who came through the train,
Taking tickets from everyone there,
Finally reaching the side of the little boy
Roughly demanded his fare.
I haven’t the money, the little boy said,
But I’ll pay you back someday.
I’ll have to put you off at the station, he said,
But he stopped when he heard the boy say:
Mother was sick when I left home,
And needed a doctor’s care.
I came to your city employment to find,
But I could not find any work there.
A letter from sister this morning arrived.
Mother is dying, it said.
So that is why I am boarding your train,
When I haven’t the money to pay.
A little girl in a seat close by,
Said: Don’t put him off, ‘tis a shame.
Taking his hat a collection she made
And soon paid his way on the train.
I’m obliged to you, Miss, for your kindness.
You’re welcome, I am sure, never fear.
And each time the conductor would come through the train
These words would ring in his ear.
folk songs
Please Mister Conductor
Please; Mister Conductor
songs and music death
songs and music parents
songs and music railroad
The Lightning Express
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IUNE FOUND HAMMER
Nine pound hammer, nine pound hammer
Little too heavy, lit ·" le too heavy
.Swinging from my side, swinging from my side,
Aswingi ng from ~ side-----Roll along Buddy, Roll along
~uddy ,
t! Don't you go so slow, don't you go so slow
V Babe , how can
I roll, Babe how can I roll
When the wheels won't go----
Going long the mountain, going long the mountain
For to see my darling, for to see my darling
And I ain't· a coming back, and I ain't aconing
back
And I ain't acommng back---Take this hammer, take this hammer
To the Captaih, to the Captain
Oh tell him r:m gohe, oh tell him Ism gone,
Oh tell him I ,... m gone----Take this hammer, take this hammer
And dip it in gold, Babe; and dip it in gold , Bab·
And dip it in gold ----This old hammer, this old hammer
Killed .John Henry, killed .John Haary,
Ain't agoin to killi me, ain't again to kill me
Ain't again to kill me- --Roll on
Bu ddy-------ect.
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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, Native American Ballads - 270 Laws, I 1 Combs, 81 256
File name
113_JohnHenry
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John Henry
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English
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<a title=" I. G. Greer Folksong Collection" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/15" target="_blank"> I. G. Greer Folksong Collection </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Hammers--Songs and music
Ballads--United States
Railroad construction workers--Songs and music
John Henry (Legendary character)--Songs and music
Type
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Text
Alternative Title
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The Yew Pine Mountains, I Been a Miner, Johnie Henry, Take This Hammer, Captain, I'm Drivin', Asheville Junction, Swannoa Tunnel
Publisher
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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.
Nine Pound Hammer
Nine pound hammer, nine pound hammer
Little too heavy, little too heavy
Swinging from my side, swinging from my side,
Aswinging from my side------
Roll along Buddy, Roll along Buddy,
Don’t you go so slow , don’t you go so slow
Babe, how can I roll, Babe how can I roll
When the wheels won’t go----
Going long the mountain, going long the mountain
For to see my darling, for to see my darling
And I ain’t acoming back, and I ain’t a coning
back
And I ain’t acoming back----
Take this hammer, take this hammer
To the Captain, to the Captain
Oh tell him I’m gone, oh tell him I8m gone,
Oh tell him I’m gone-----
Take this hammer, take this hammer
And dip it in gold, Babe, and dip it in gold, Bab
And dip it in gold-----
This old hammer, this old hammer
Killed John Henry, killed John Henry,
Ain’t agoin to kille me, ain’t agoin to kill me
Ain’t agoin to kill me----
Roll on Buddy-------ect.
Asheville Junction
Captain
I Been a Miner
I'm Drivin’
John Henry
Johnie Henry
songs and music John Henry
songs and music railroad
Swannoa Tunnel
Take This Hammer
The Yew Pine Mountains
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I.G. Greer Folksong Collection
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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
Other Name(s)
Franklin Williams, William Firkins
Scholarly Classification
Brown, North Carolina Ballads - 290
File name
113_HamletWreck_Sheet_01
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Hamlet Wreck, Sheet Music 01
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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<a title= "Durham County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4464374/durham-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Durham County (N.C.)</a>
Subject
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Railroad accidents--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Grief--Songs and music
Ballads
Publisher
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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.
Hamlet Wreck
songs and music death
songs and music grief
songs and music railroad
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THE NORTH CAROLINA FOLK-LORE SOCIETY
FRANK C . BROWN, SECRETARY- TREASURER
DURHAM . NORTH CAROLINA
•The Hamlet Wreck"
et-
)
•see the women and children going to the train ,
Fare-~ou-well , my husband, if I never see you again ,
The engineer turned his head
When he saw so man¥ were dead;
So many have lost their lives.
I
CHORUS.
a., ,
-ClA1./V
t i ,t sad , :i-Bf1' t it sad?
~cursion left Durham,going to Charlotte, North Carolina ,
Isn't tt sad, isn't it sad?
So many have lost their lives.
~
'-'
...
_ Some of us have mothers standing at the train ,
~ Fare-well-well , my daughter , I may never see you again ,
And th e train began to fly
And some di dn't come back alive;
So many have lost their lives.
The fireman said to the engineer,
"We are something late,
We don't want to meet up with the local freight",
The local was on the line
And the7K c ould not get there on time ,
So many have lost their lives .
When the news got to Dumam, some said it was a lie ,
But there was somein the hospital almost ready to die ,
And their poor old mothers , you know ,
They were running from door to door ;
s~ ma ny have lost their lives .
Now colored people I will tell you to your face ,
The train that left Dunham, was loaded with our race ,
And some did not think of dying
When they rode on down the line;
So many have los t the i r lives .
They put the dead in ~ eir coffins and sent them back to town ,
And then they were ~en to the burying ground ,
You could hear the coffin sound
When they let those bodies down;
So many have lost their ~ives . "
~ (By _Fr~nkl in Willi ~s and Wil~iam Firki ~s> ''~
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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
Franklin Williams, William Firkins
Other Name(s)
Frank C. Brown
Scholarly Classification
Brown, North Carolina Ballads - 290
File name
113_HamletWreck_ocr
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Hamlet Wreck
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English
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Ballads
Railroad accidents--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Grief--Songs and music
Type
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Text
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<a title= "Durham County (N.C.)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4464374/durham-county.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Durham County (N.C.)</a>
Publisher
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W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Description
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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
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Negro Songs and Ballads
The North Carolina Folklore Society.
Frank C. Brown, Secretary-Treasurer
Durham, North Carolina-
“The Hamlet Wreck”
1
“See the women and children going to the train,
Fare-you-well, my husband, if I never see you again,
The engineer turned his head
When he saw so many were dead,
So many have lost their lives.
Chorus
Isn’t Ains it sad, isn’t ains it sad?
Ex/cur/si/on left Durham, going to Charlotte, North Carolina,
Isn’t it sad, isn’t it said?
So many have lost their lives.
2
Some of us have mothers a standing at the train,
Say Fare-well-well, my daughter, I may never see you again,
And the train began to fly
And some didn’t come back alive,
So many have lost their lives.
[illegible] The fireman said to the engineer,
“We are something late,
We don’t want to meet up with the local freight,”
The local was on the line
And theye could not get there on time ,
So many have lost their lives.
3 omit these 2 stanzas
When the news got to Durham, some said it was a lie,
But there was some in the hospital almost ready to die,
And their poor old mothers, you know,
They were running from door to door,
So many have lost their lives.
Now colored people I will tell you and tell you to your face,
The train that left Durham, was loaded with our race,
And some did not think of dying
When they rode on down the line,
So many have lost their lives.
4
They put the dead in their coffins and sent them back to town,
And then they were taken to the burying ground,
You could hear the coffin sound
When they let those bodies down,
So many have lost their lives.”
“(by Franklin Williams and William Firkins)”
Note:This is the form of the song as it appears in a broadside published
by the Reform Publishing Company, an African-American printer in Durham.
The song was likely not composed by Williams and Firkins,
who ran operations in the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co’s factory in
Durham.
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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
Associated Date
1896
Scholarly Classification
Randolph, 704
File name
113_BaggageCoachAhead_Sheet_01
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Baggage Coach Ahead, Sheet Music 01
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Baggage Coach
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English
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Mothers--Songs and music
Railroads--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
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Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Cincinnati (Ohio)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4508722/cincinnati.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cincinnati (Ohio)</a>
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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.
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In the Baggage Coach Ahead
On a dark & stormy night, as the train rattled on, all the
passengers had gone to bed except one young man with a babe in his arms
who sat with a bowed down head.
The innocent one began crying just then as
if its poor heart would break. Make that child stop its noise an angry man said for its keeping us all awake. dont keep it in here we have
O, where is its mother go take it to her a
lady then softly said. I wish that I could was the young man's reply but she's dead in the coach ahead
Put it out said another
paid for our berths and cant rest, but never a word said the man with the child as he
fondled it close to his breast As the train rattled onward a
husband sat in tears thinking of the happiness of
Baggage Coach Ahead (continued)
just a few short years while baby's face brings
pictures of a cherished hope thats dead but babies cries can't
waken her in the baggage coach ahead.
Baggage Coach Ahead
Gussie Lord Davis
In the Baggage Coach Ahead
sheet music
songs and music death
songs and music railroad
songs and music train
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sa a
oon.eh Aheu.
On a d~~k and sto~ ni~1t,
AS t:b0 train rattled on,
All the , assen~ora llwi gone to e
!"x~ept one young :rm.n witb a 'babe in his arms
bO sat ~itb o. owea. fi.ftB heat!..
tbe i.nnQeent one · gan or-ying just tbea
" A:.9 U ttl roor
art cult. ' bl!eak.
'" " !_!~e that obild stop ita· noise , an a.tliWJ man said,
"'· ~ it" s l.tA~p:lng us a.ll alral:e.
Put it out.sai4 anotbe~ , aon't keep it ia be~e .
we haYc pa:l. for eur et-ths and. U'ant rest .
neve~ n word/sai tbe m
an wit h tbo
At: l!C ton41eti it close to is l~t!UJt.
Where is its Yoth~r! Go take it to
But
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A lru!y t ~ .an softly ant •
I wish th- t I ooulct. was tho youns mm • s
,
But she's i~.end 1n the
OllOrt.ISt·
Aa tbe trnin
t~eply,
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onward,
A bus,an sat in tears,
.
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Wbile aby's tao& brin a pioturos
Qf' c. cilerisbed bope t.bat ' s ea4,
.ut a :r•s cries o.an• t ualten ber
In
tlH~
a~p~
ooawh a .. end.
ef'Y e-rre f':t 184 t. i tb tear
As the ato~y be tol~
.
Ot' a wif'e who was f'ai.tbf'ul nd true;
And how he ad sa~e4 up the~r earniBC5 fop years
Just to uilU. tllena a iO!M 'l!or t .,.,.
Thon !ieavon b&l ' s&nt tt1em a. svoot l1tt1e ltaba
TlJGir yotUag happy lives to less.
Ib teava be
4own wlen he mentione4 her hams
tbem t e relit •
Bve117 ~or~ arose to ssis~ with the oh~l 1 Ther· rfere .tothera ana. wives ~ th~ t~ain.
Am1 seo11 was the little one l ·e Gpiug in peaoe
W:lth no thoa bt o sorcrow o::o paht.
-Bext morning at the st tton ~e told ~11 gooi~ye .
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AJ1d in sort"*ow he
tolu
Bot bless you, he so.ttly said.
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a story to tell 1n their botnes
6t the baggage eoaeb ahea4 .
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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
Associated Date
1896
Scholarly Classification
Randolph, 704
File name
113_BaggageCoachAhead_Lyric_03_ocr
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Baggage Coach Ahead, Lyric Variant 03
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Baggage Coach
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English
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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Popular music--United States
Death--Songs and music
Mothers--Songs and music
Railroads--Songs and music
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Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899
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Text
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<a title= "Cincinnati (Ohio)" href=" https://www.geonames.org/4508722/cincinnati.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cincinnati (Ohio)</a>
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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
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In the Baggage Coach Ahead.
On a dark and stormy night,
As the train rattled on,
All the passengers had gone to bed
Except one young man with a babe in his arms
Who sat with a bowed down head.
The innocent one began crying just then
As if it’s poor heart would break.
Make that child stop its noise,an angry man said,
For it’s keeping us all awake.
Put it out,said another,don’t keep it in here.
We have paid for our berths and want rest.
But never a word,said the man with the child,
As he fondled it close to his breast.
Where is its Mother? Go take it to her,
A lady then softly said.
I wish that I could,was the young man’s reply,
But she’s dead in the coach ahead.
Chorus:
As the train xrolledx rattled onward,
A husband sat in tears,
Thinking of the happiness of just a few short ears.
While baby’s face brings pictures
Of a cherished hope that’s dead,
But baby’s cries can’t waken her
In the baggage coach ahead.
Every eye filled with tears
As the story he told
Of a wife who was faithful and true,
And how he had saved up their earnings for ears
just to build them a home for two.
Then Heaven had sent them a sweet little babe
Their young happy lives to bless.
In tears he broke down when he mentioned her name
And in sorrow he told them the rest.
Every woman arose to assist with the child, -
There were Mothers and wives on the train.
And soon was the little one sleeping in peace
With no thou ht of sorrow or pain.
Next morning at the station he told all goodbye.
Bod bless you,he softly said.
And each had a story to tell in their homes
Of the baggage coach ahead.
Baggage Coach
Baggage Coach Ahead
Gussie Lord Davis
In the Baggage Coach Ahead
songs and music death
songs and music railroad
songs and music train
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In the Baggage Coach Ahead.
en a dark
ancl stormy night,
As the train rattled on,
All the passengers ha<i gone to bed
=~ xcept one young 1:1an with a ha1;,e in his aros
Vho sat with a bowed down h eaa.
The innocent one began crying just then
As if it~ poor he art would break .
l!ake t ha t child stop its noise,an angry man said,
For it's k:3 eping us all awake.
Put it out,said another,don't keep it in here.
We :1ave paid :for our berths and want rest.
But never a wor(l./said the :~1an 1vith the chilGl,
As he f'oncllecl it elose to his breast.
Where is its ~ ot her? Go take it to her ,
A lady t i:en so:ftly said.
I wish that I could,was t h e young man's reply,
But she's d eacl in t he aoach ahead .
Chorus:
As the train rolled onwarcl,
A husband sat in tears,
Thinking ofthe happiness of just a few short years.
While baby's face brings p ictures
Of a cheris hed hope t hat's dead,
But b aby's cries can't waken her
In t i1e baggage eoa~h a '· ead .
Every e ye filled with tears
As the story he toltl
Of a wife who was faith:ful and true;
And how he had saved. up their earnings for years
Just to lmild them a home :for two.
Then =:eaven hael sent t i1em a sweet little b abe
The ir young happy lives to bless.
In tears lle broke clown when he mentionecl ller h ame
And in sorrow he tohl them t he rest.
i:Tery womun arose to assist witl; t he chilcil,Tllere were ;.lot hers ancl wives mj the train.
And soon w~s t h e little one sleeping in peace
W
ith no thou ht of sorrow or pain.
Next morning at the station he told all goodbye .
Bo~ bless you , he softly saia.
And each had a story to tell in the ir bomes
Of the l;agga g e coach ahead.
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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
Associated Date
1896
Scholarly Classification
Randolph, 704
File name
113_BaggageCoachAhead_Lyric_02_ocr
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Baggage Coach Ahead, Lyric Variant 02
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Baggage Coach
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English
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<a href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/197"> AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings </a>
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Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
Subject
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Popular music--United States
Death--Songs and music
Mothers--Songs and music
Railroads--Songs and music
Spatial Coverage
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<a title= "Cincinnati (Ohio)" href="https://www.geonames.org/4508722/cincinnati.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cincinnati (Ohio)</a>
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Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899
Type
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Text
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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.
In the Baggage Coach Ahead.
On a dark and stormy night,
As the train rattled on,
All the passengers had gone to bed
Except one young man with a babe in his arms
Who sat with a bowed down head.
The innocent one began crying just then
As if it’s poor heart would break.
Make that child stop its noise,an angry man said,
For it’s keeping us all awake.
Put it out,said another,don’t keep it in here.
We have paid for our berths and want rest.
But never a word,said the man with the child,
As he fondled it close to his breast.
Where is its Mother? Go take it to her,
A lady then softly said.
I wish that I could,was the young man’s reply,
But she’s dead in the coach ahead.
Chorus:
As the train rolled onward,
A husband sat in tears,
Thinking of the happiness of just a few short years.
While baby’s face brings pictures
Of a cherished hope that’s dead,
But baby’s cries can’t waken her
In the baggage coach ahead.
Every eye filled with tears
As the story he told
Of a wife who was faithful and true,
And how he had saved up their earnings for years
Just to build them a home for two.
Then Heaven had sent them a sweet little babe
Their young happy lives to bless.
In tears he broke down when he mentioned her name
And in sorrow he told them the rest.
Every woman arose to assist with the child, -
There were Mothers and wives on the train.
And soon was the little one sleeping in peace
With no thou ht of sorrow or pain.
Next morning at the station he told all goodbye.
Bod bless you,he softly said.
And each had a story to tell in their homes
Of the baggage coach ahead.
Baggage Coach
Baggage Coach Ahead
Gussie Lord Davis
In the Baggage Coach Ahead
songs and music death
songs and music railroad
songs and music train