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Wildwood Flower 39th in 1928

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English
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T-915.744.369-1 JASRAC
Adapted from
I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets written by Joseph Webster, J. William Van Namee
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"Wildwood Flower" is a variant of the song "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets" published in 1860 by composer Joseph Philbrick Webster, who wrote the music, with lyrics attributed to Maud Irving. 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".

A.P. Carter registered "Wildwood Flower" as his own after The Carter Family's 1928 recording (copyrighted October 20, 1935), but lyrics are almost identical to "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets". He did convert it from a parlor song to a folk rendition and though Carter arguably doesn't warrant it, assigning adaptation status to Carter so there is a separate grouping for "Wildwood Flower".

The Carter Family lyrics -
I will twine, I will mingle my raven black hair
With the roses so red and the lilies so fair
And the myrtle so bright with it's emerald hue
The pale emanita and the hyssop so blue
I will dance, I will sing and my laugh shall be gay
I will charm every heart, in his crown I will sway
I woke from my dreaming, my idol was clay
All portions of loving had all flown away
But he taught me to love him and promised to love
And to cherish me over all others above
My poor heart is wondering no misery can tell
He left with no warning, no word of farewell
Well you told me you love me and called me your flower
That was blooming to cheer you through life's dreary hour
I live to see him regret life's dark hour
He's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower
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