Wildwood Flower from The Sheppards by The Sheppards

WILDWOOD FLOWER
The Carter Family

Oh, I'll twine with my mingles and waving black hair,
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair,
And the myrtle so bright with the emerald hue,
The pale and the leader and eyes look like blue.

I will dance, I will sing and my life shall be gay.
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway.
When I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay.
All portions of love had all flown away.

Oh, he taught me to love him and promised to love,
And to cherish me over all others above.
How my heart is now wond'ring, no misery can tell.
He's left me no warning, no words of farewell.

Oh, he taught me to love him and called me his flower
That’s blooming to cheer him through life's dreary hour.
Oh, I long to see him and regret the dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower.

• Folk
• Chadds Ford