- Music written by
- Joseph Webster
- Lyrics written by
- J. William Van Namee
- Publication date
- 1860
- Language
- English
- Comments
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The song's lyrics came from a poem of the same name written by Maud Irving (pseudonynm of J. William Van Namee), with music composed by J.P. Webster. The finished song was published in 1860. It is more well known by a variant called "Wildwood Flower", a 1928 recording by The Carter Family (which A.P. Carter registered as his own work). Other versions of the song have evolved, including "The Pale Amaranthus" (collected in Kentucky and North Carolina, reported in 1911), "Raven Black Hair" and "The Pale Wildwood Flower" (collected 1915–1919), and "The Frail Wildwood Flower".
Original lyrics -
I'll twine 'mid the ringlets of my raven black hair
The lilies so pale and the roses so fair
The myrtle so bright with an emeral hue
And the pale aronatus with eyes of bright blue.
I'll sing and I'll dance, my laugh shall be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping, drive sorrow away.
Tho' my heart is now breaking, he never shall know
That his name made me tremble and my pale cheeks to glow. - Licensing
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets written by Joseph Webster, J. William Van Namee English 1860
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Wildwood Flower
written by A.P. Carter
English
January 4, 1929
- Wildwood Weed written by Don Bowman English 1964 — Parody
- The Sinking of the Reuben James written by Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Millard Lampell English 1942
- Poor Wildwood Flower written by Bob Ferguson English January 5, 1960
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Wildwood Flower
written by Margie Singleton, Jerry Kennedy
English
February 1962
- Avant toi written by Pierre Delanoë French 1963
- Wildwood Twist written by Roy Clark December 1961
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Wildwood Flower
written by A.P. Carter
English
January 4, 1929