- 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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Versions
I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets written by J. William Van Namee, Joseph Webster English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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| I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets | Robin & Linda Williams | February 5, 2002 |
I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets written by Joseph Webster instrumental
Wildwood Flower written by A.P. Carter English
Wildwood Flower written by A.P. Carter instrumental
Wildwood Weed written by Don Bowman English Parody
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildwood Weed | Don Bowman | 1964 | First release | ||
| Wildwood Weed | Jim Stafford | 1974 | Sampled by Dickie Goodman | ||
| Wildwood Weed | Reefer Man | June 1997 | |||
| Wildwood Weed | Phish | November 20, 2007 |
The Sinking of the Reuben James written by Woody Guthrie, Millard Lampell, Pete Seeger English
Poor Wildwood Flower written by Bob Ferguson English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Wildwood Flower | Harvie June Van | January 5, 1960 | First recording in October 1959 First release |
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| Poor Wildwood Flower | The Browns featuring Jim Edward Brown | March 1961 |
Wildwood Flower written by Margie Singleton, Jerry Kennedy English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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Wildwood Flower | Charles Trent | February 1962 | First release |
Avant toi written by Pierre Delanoë French
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant toi | Nana Mouskouri | 1963 | First release |
Wildwood Twist written by Roy Clark instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Wildwood Twist | Roy Clark | December 1961 | First recording on November 17, 1961 First release |
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| i | Wildwood Twist | The Jet Black's | 1962 |