The Carter Family – Wildwood Flower (Guitar)

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I will twine and will mingle my raven black hair

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With the roses so red and the lilies so fair

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And the myrtle so green of an emerald hue

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And the pale emanita and islip so blue

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Oh he promised to love me, he promised to love

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And cherish me always all others above

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I woke from my dream and my idol was clay

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My passion for loving had vanished away

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Oh he taught me to love him, he called me his flower

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A blossom to cheer him through life's weary hour

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But now he has gone and left me alone

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The wild flowers to weep and the wild birds to moan

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I'll dance and I'll sing and my life will be gay

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I'll banish this weeping, drive troubles away

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I'll live yet to see him regret this dark hour

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When he won and neglected this frail wildwood flower.