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Red River shore; New river shore; Soldier's wooing; On the Red River shore; Valiant soldier; White River shore; At the foot of yonder's mountain, Where the fountain doth flow

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Davis, Lula

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Voice Collected by Mebane Harrison and Tom Wilson Sung by Mrs. T. M. Davis For M. C. Parler Fayetteville, Arkansas Transcribed by Mebane Harrison and Tom Wilson January 17, 1960 Reel 338, Item 15 Red River Shore At the foot of yonder's mountain, Where the fountain doth flow Sweet music detained me, Soft winds there doth blow; I spied a fair damsel, Her name I don't know, Standing by a brave soldier On Red River Shore. He spoke to her kindly, "Will you marry me?" My fortunes not great." "That's nothing,"said she. "Then your beauty is a'plenty; You're the one I adore. You're the girl I might marry On Red River Shore. Her cruel old father, These words came to him. He said he'd deprivd her Of the dearest of men, So he sent him to the Army Where the cannons doth roar, For to leave his own true love On Red River Shore. She wrote him a letter; She wrote it most kind, And in this here letter These words you will find. "Come home my own true love; You're the one I adore. You're the man I might marry On Red River Shore. He read this here letter. It made him feel sad, And none of his comrades Could make his heart glad. He turned his horse homeward And onward did go, For to see his own true love On Red River Shore. Her cruel old father These words came to him; He said he'd deprive her Of...
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Harrison, Mebane; Wilson, TomHarrison, Mebane; Wilson, Tom
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1960 01 17
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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University of Arkansas

Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. Bodies Of Water
  3. Courting
  4. Courtship
  5. Love
  6. Mountain, Music, Soldier, Red River, Courtship, Separation, Fight, Love
  7. Music
  8. Nature
  9. Separation
  10. Separation (Psychology)
  11. Soldiers

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