River through the Pines, The

DESCRIPTION: "O Mary was a maiden when the birds began to sing, She was sweeter than the blooming rose so early in the spring...." She loves (Charlie), a shanty boy; the two are married. But he dies at his work; they are buried together
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1926 (Rickaby-BalladsAndSongsOfTheShantyBoy)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage separation work logger death burial
FOUND IN: US(MW) Canada(Ont,Que)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Rickaby-BalladsAndSongsOfTheShantyBoy 30, "The River in the Pines" (1 text, 1 tune)
Rickaby/Dykstra/Leary-PineryBoys-SongsSongcatchingInLumberjackEra 30, "The River in the Pines" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax-FolkSongsOfNorthAmerica 56, "The River in the Pines" (1 text, 1 tune)
Fowke-LumberingSongsFromTheNorthernWoods #37, "The River through the Pine" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
ST LoF056 (Partial)
Roud #669
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Town of Brandywine
NOTES [13 words]: As "The River in the Pines," this song is item dC33 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.3
File: LoF056

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