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Adieu False Heart
02:01
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Adieu false heart, since we must part
May the joys of the world go with you
I've loved you long with a faithful heart
But I never anymore do I b'lieve you
My love is like the constant sun
From the east to the west it ranges
Yours is like unto the moon
It's every month it changes
When I lay down to take my rest
No scornful one to wake me
I'll go straight away unto the tomb
As soon as time can take me
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2. |
Little Annie Darlin'
02:38
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Fair you well, my little Annie darlin'
Well I never expect to see you anymore
I'm a crossing that old piney mountain
Well I never expect to see you anymore
Go and rock and feed the baby candy
Well I never expect to see you anymore
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3. |
Sweet Sunny South
02:27
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Take me back to the place where I first saw the light
To the sweet sunny south, take me home
Where the mockingbirds sing me to sleep every night
Oh why was I tempted to roam
Take me back to the place where the orange trees grow
To my plot in the evergreen shade
Where the flowers from river's green margins did grow
And spread their sweet scent through the glade
Take me back let me see what is left that I knew
Could it be that the old house is gone?
Dear friends from childhood indeed must be few
And I must face death all alone
Still the path to our cottage they say has grown green
And the place is quite lonesome around
And I know that the smiles and the forms I have seen
Now lie in the cold mossy ground
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Green Icy Mountain
02:22
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I'm going across that green, icy mountain
If I don't take sick and die
I'm going to see my lover
If I don't take sick and die
He told me that he did love me
And he would until he died
He threw his loving arms around me
Like a grapevine 'round a gum
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5. |
Charlie's Neat
02:32
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Charlie's neat and Charlie's sweet
And Charlie he's a dandy
Charlie, he's a magic man
Who feeds the girls on candy
I met him on one Sunday morning
Humming sweet and low
When I met his champagne eyes
They never let me go
He touched my cheek and whispered softly
"Oh this life ain't long
Winter's coming, I will warm you
When you miss the sun"
Take him home, he can't stay long
He'll keep you with his charm
One bright morning you will find
A new girl on his arm
Charlie's neat and Charlie's sweet
And Charlie he's a dandy
Darling, if you see him leave him
He will leave you lonely
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Cuckoo
02:45
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Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
And she never hollers "cuckoo"
Till the fourth day of July
Gonna build me a log cabin
On a mountain so high
So I can see Willie
When he goes riding by
Little birdie, little birdie
Come and sing me your song
It's a short time for to stay here
And a long time to be gone
Well my horses, they ain't hungry
And they won't eat your hay
So I'll ride on a little further
And they'll eat on the way
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7. |
Poor Orphan Child
03:32
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My feet they are sore and my limbs they are weary
Long is the way and the mountains are wide
Soon will a twilight close moonless and dreary
Over the path of the poor orphan child
Why did they send me so far and so lonely
Up where the moores spread and gray rocks are piled
Men are hard-hearted and kind angels only
Watched o’er the steps of the poor orphan child
Yet distant and soft the night breeze is blowing
Clouds there are none and stars gleam high
God in his mercy protection is showing
Comfort and hope to the poor orphan child
Even should I fall or the broken bridge passing
Or stray in the marshes, by false light beguiled
Still will my father with promise and blessing
Take to his bosom the poor orphan child
There is a thought that for strength avail me
Thou’ll both have shelter and kindred despair
Heaven is a home and rest will not fail me
God is a friend to the poor orphan child
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8. |
Wolvering
02:13
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Blue eyes come inside
Out from 'neath the weather
Out from the cold and the chill
Down by the fireside
We can sing a song together
I'll keep you warm if you're willing
See how the moonlight shows
Your path to my doorway
A path to a world that cannot reach us
Lord I pray for snow
To fall and hide us away
Recite the words that will keep us
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9. |
I'm Leaving You
02:26
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I'm leaving you this lonesome song
'Cause I'll be gone long gone some day 'fore long
I hear a train coming down the line
When I leave I know you'll be behind
Now don't you cry when I am gone
When I hear your name I think of home
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10. |
East Virginia Blues
03:59
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I was born in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met a fair young maiden
But her name I did not know
Her hair was dark and curly
And her cheeks were rosy red
On her breast she wore a white lilly
Oh the tears that I have shed
Papa says I must not marry
Mama says you'll never do
Little girl, if you are willing
I will run away with you
When I'm asleep I'm dreaming about you
When I'm awake I have no rest
Every moment feels like an hour
Oh the pain flows through my breast
I'd rather be in some dark hollow
Where the sun don't ever shine
For you to be some other man's darlin'
When you ain't no longer mine
I'd rather be dead in my coffin
My pale face turned towards the sun
Than to think you loved another
When you promised to be mine
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Dawn Chorus
01:05
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However the night may wander
And hardened be your heart,
The morning breaks
And softly wakes
The chorus to the dawn
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You Are My Flower
01:34
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You are my flower
That's blooming in the mountains for me
You are my flower
That's blooming there for me
The grass is just as green
The sky is just as blue
The day is just as bright
The birds are singing too
The air is just as pure
The sunlight just as free
And nature seems to say
It's all for you and me
When summertime has passed
And snow begins to fall
We'll sing this song
And say to one and all
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14. |
No More Crying
02:21
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Go to bed, rest you head
"It'll be gone by the morning," she said
No more crying, no more tears
You'll be safe while I am here
Two babes, hand in hand
Braided hair with the salt and sand
Knees scraped on the soured land
Others gave their warnings
Two babes on rocks they went
Setting out while the storm came in
Lured by the ocean wind
From the foam's a-calling
Just beneath the water's edge
With gleaming eyes and hands outstretched
Come with me child, I'll take you where
You can dream forever
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15. |
Will You Miss Me
05:45
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When death shall close these eyelids
And my heart shall cease to beat
And they lay me down to rest
'Neath some flowery boundary tree
Will you miss me when I'm gone?
Perhaps you'll plant a flower
On my poor, unworthy grave
And come sit along beside me
When the roses nod and wave
Will you miss me when I'm gone?
One sweet thought my soul shall carry
When this fleeting life has flown
This sweet thought shall cheer when dying
You will miss me when I'm gone
Will you miss me when I'm gone?
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