In a Little Village Churchyard

DESCRIPTION: "In the dear old village churchyard, I can see a mossy mound, Where my mother she is sleeping, In the cold and silent ground." He recalls the sad night his mother died, and her last words. He has no one to love him now that mother lies beneath the willow
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1974 (Gainer-FolkSongsFromTheWestVirginiaHills)
KEYWORDS: love mother death burial
FOUND IN: US(Ap,MA)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Gainer-FolkSongsFromTheWestVirginiaHills, p. 130, "The Village Churchyard" (1 text, 1 tune)
Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle, p. 166, "The Village Churchyard" (1 text, 1 tune)
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, pp.239-240, "Feathered Warblers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #5423
RECORDINGS:
The Carter Family, "In a Little Village Churchyard" (Decca 5386)
File: Gain130

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