Wildwood Flower
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The Carter Family
[Verses]
C G7 C
I will twine and will mingle my raven black hair
C G7 C
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
C F C
And the myrtle so green of an emerald hue
C G7 C
And the pale emanita and islip so blue
C G7 C
Oh he promised to love me, he promised to love
C G7 C
And cherish me always all others above
C F C
I woke from my dream and my idol was clay
C G7 C
My passion for loving had vanished away
C G7 C
Oh he taught me to love him, he called me his flower
C G7 C
A blossom to cheer him through life's weary hour
C F C
But now he has gone and left me alone
C G7 C
The wild flowers to weep and the wild birds to moan
C G7 C
I'll dance and I'll sing and my life will be gay
C G7 C
I'll banish this weeping, drive troubles away
C F C
I'll live yet to see him regret this dark hour
C G7 C
When he won and neglected this frail wildwood flower.