Wife Bereaved of her Husband, A

DESCRIPTION: "My head and stay is loof (sic.) away And I am left alone. My husband dear, who was so near, Is took away and gone." The wife confesses her grief, admits she cannot rest, and says she will turn to Jesus
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety), from a diary of the Civil War era
KEYWORDS: husband wife death loneliness
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety, p. 467, "A Wife Bereaved of her Husband" (1 text)
Roud #7956
File: Beld467A

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