Give Me a Cot in the Valley I Love

DESCRIPTION: "Give me a cot in the valley I love, A tent in the greenwood, a home in the grove. I care not how humble, for hapy 'twould be, If one faithful heart would but share it with me." The singer describes the beauty of the wood and the animals that life ther
AUTHOR: Words: Charles Jeffereys / Music: Stephen Ralph Glover (source: sheet music citation at imslp.org)
EARLIEST DATE: 1851 (CatherineHayesSwanOfErinSongster)
KEYWORDS: love home animal | forest valley trees
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
CatherineHayesSwanOfErinSongster, p. 55, "Give Me a Cot in the Valley I Love" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #751, p. 50, "Give Me a Cot in the Valley I Love" (2 references)
Roud #12881
BROADSIDES:
Library of Congress, "Give Me a Cot in the Valley I Love," H. de Marsan (New York), n.d.
File: CHSE055

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