[Verses]
C
I will twine and will mingle
G7 C
my raven black hair
C
With the roses so red and
G7 C
the lilies so fair
C F C
And the myrtle so green of an emerald hue
C G7 C
And the pale emanita and islip so blue
C
Oh he promised to love me,
G7 C
he promised to love
C G7 C
And cherish me always all others above
C F C
I woke from my dream and my idol was clay
C G7 C
My passion for loving had vanished away
C
Oh he taught me to love him,
G7 C
he called me his flower
C
A blossom to cheer him
G7 C
through life's weary hour
C F C
But now he has gone and left me alone
C
The wild flowers to weep and
G7 C
the wild birds to moan
C
I'll dance and I'll sing
G7 C
and my life will be gay
C
I'll banish this weeping,
G7 C
drive troubles away
C
I'll live yet to see him
F C
regret this dark hour
C
When he won and neglected
G7 C
this frail wildwood flower.
Tags: Easy guitar chords, song lyrics, The Carter Family
