Four Leaf Clover

DESCRIPTION: "I know a place where the sun is like gold, And the cherry blooms burst with snow, And down underneath is the loveliest nook, Where the four-leaf clovers grow." The leaves are for faith, love, hope -- plus a leaf for luck, which you can find if you look
AUTHOR: Words: Ella Higginson / Music: Leila M. Brownell (source: Sanders-SingHighSingLow)
EARLIEST DATE: 1890 (source: Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 462, "Four Leaf Clover" (notes only)
Sanders-SingHighSingLow, p. 20, "Four-Leaf Clover" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [60 words]: Obviously not to be confused with "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover."
The trinity of Faith, Hope, and Love is from 1 Corinthians 13, but there is no mention of luck there. The word "luck," in fact, never even occurs in the King James Bible. Nor is it in the New Revised Standard Version, so it's not a translational quirk. Luck just isn't a Biblical idea. - RBW
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