Wildwood Flower

I really love this song and know that there are several versions. This is my interpretation of it. I combined some of Maud Irving's original lyrics with the Carter family's, plus a few edits of my own. Let me know what you think. :) -par

"Wildwood Flower"

Oh I’ll twine with my tendrils of raven black hair

With the roses so red and the lilies so fair

And the myrtle so bright with emerald dew

The pale and the leader and those eyes so bright blue

Oh I’ll dance and I’ll sing and my life shall be gay

I will charm every heart then his crown I will sway

When I woke from my dreaming my idle play

My visions of love had faded away

Oh he told me to love him and promised to love

And to cherish me over all others above

My heart is now wondering; such misery to tell

He left me no warning, no words of farewell

He taught me to love him and called me his flower

That was blooming to cheer him through life’s dreary hour

Now I live to see him regret the dark hour

When he plucked out the heart of his pale wildwood flower

I will think of him never, I’ll be wildly gay

I’ll cease this wild weeping, drive sorrow away

Tho’ my heart may be breaking, he never shall know

His name makes me tremble sets my pale cheeks aglow

Now my petals are drooping and long is the day

This blossom he loved is wilting away

How I long to see him and regret the dark hour

He’s gone and neglected this frail wildwood flower...