Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family - 1928
{title: Wildwood Flower}
{subtitle: The Carter Family}
{key: D}
{comment: Recorded by Johnny Cash - Written by A.P. Carter}
{ci: Verse 1}
[D]Oh I'll twine with my mingles and [A7]waving black [D]hair
With the [D]roses so red and the [A7]lilies so [D]fair
And the [D]myrtle so bright with the [G]emerald [D]hue
The pale [D]amanita and [A7]eyes look like [D]blue
{ci: Verse 2}
[D]Oh I'll dance I will sing and my [A7]laugh shall be [D]gay
I will [D]charm every heart in her [A7]crown I will [D]sway
When I [D]woke from my dreaming my [G]idol was [D]clay
All [D]portion of love had all [A7]flown a[D]way
{ci: Verse 3}
[D]Oh she taught me to love her and [A7]promised to [D]love
And to [D]cherish me over all [A7]others a[D]bove
How my [D]heart is now wondering no [G]misery can [D]tell
She's [D]left me no warning no [A7]words of fare[D]well
{ci: Verse 4}
[D]Oh she taugh
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