Black is the Color- Mrs. Bobbie Barnes (MO) 1958 Hunter B
[Single stanza from Max Hunter Folk Song Collection, version B; Cat. #0138 (MFH #682) . Minor corrections for spelling and punctuation plus stanza reorganization made. A number of Sailor Boy versions have a similar opening, however, since this is a single stanza it's impossible to identify accurately.
R. Matteson 2017]
Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair- As sung by Mrs. "Bobbie" Barnes, Eureka Springs, Arkansas on June 21, 1958
Black, black is the color of my true loves hair
His face is something rosy fair
The brownest brow and the strongest hands
I love the ground on which he stands