723. Standing by the Old Garden Gate
'Standing by the Old Garden Gate.' Sung by Miss Arlie Jonas, Ready Branch, Wilkes county, 1921. The ms score contained no text. As there was, however, also a recording, it was possible to glean at least the words given in the score below. No more could be gotten. For additional text cf. OFS IV 324-6 ; the words of the chorus are similar.
F-622
I've loved you al - ways, yes, I've been true,
My heart has al - ways longed just for you sweet - heart,
be - lieve me far cross the sea
In Ufe in death, love, faith - ful I'll be.
Scale: Heptachordal. Tonal Center: d. Structure: abacdd1ee1 (2,2,2, 2,2,2,2,2) =aa1bc (4,4,4,4) ; (e is somewhat related to d). Over-all form: mm1no = barform plus coda.