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American folk ballad from the Appalachians. Cecil Sharp collected 18 versions of this ballad between 1916 and 1918 and published in his book "English Folk-Songs from the Southern Appalachians". It is number 451 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The song is also known as "Sparrow", "Tiny Sparrow" and "Little Sparrow".
Roscoe Holcomb deleted the opening two verses and recorded it in 1965 as "Willow Tree", which has led to subsequent cover performances.
Lyrics start off - "Come all ye fair and tender ladies, Take warning how you court your men...", later in song lyrics are "I wish I was a little sparrow and I had wings to fly so high..."
Not to be confused with Dolly Parton's Little Sparrow that starts off "Little sparrow, little sparrow, precious fragile little thing..." - Licensing
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| # | Reported by | Reported on | Status | Last update |
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| #41425 | tsk | 2010-03-26 23:56:16 UTC | processed | 2011-10-19 15:02:19 UTC by Canary |
| #128440 | mduval32323 | 2020-03-10 19:35:25 UTC | processed | 2020-03-11 22:21:13 UTC by mduval32323 |