700. Little Bunch of Roses
'Little Bunch of Roses.' Sung by Mrs. Ephraim Stamey, Altamont, Avery county, July 16, 1940. The rather unusual structure of three measures per phrase is due, no doubt, to the singer's inability to sustain the otherwise held tone at the end of each phrase. Cf. F-588, and JAFL lix, 448. Not all the words could be understood. For similar text see F-588.
F-599
Dar - ling, I have come to tell you
How this sage breaks my heart,
For I'm go - ing out tomor - row,
You and I, my love, must part.
Scale: Hexatonic (4), plagal. Tonal Center: f. Structure: abab1700. (3,3,3,3).
2nd stanza :
'Take this little bunch of roses
That you gave me years ago;
Often, darling, I have
I'll never kiss no mo' (re).
3rd stanza :
When you're in bed a-sleeping.
Sleeping on
I am your true love broken hearted.
Listening to the wind that mourns.