The Lily of Arkansas- Stephens (MO) 1928 Randolph A
[This text version was recorded by Cathy Barton and Dave Para on Folk Legacy. An arrangement of their version by Bob Waltz appears below with slight modification to Randolph's text.]
THE LILY OF ARKANSAS- A variant of Lowlands of Holland. From Ozark Folksongs, Randolph Collected from Mrs. Lee Stephens, MO, 1928
My father built the bow, the ship that sailed the sea,
With four-and-twenty brave seamen to bear his com-pa-ny,
The waves an' winds are beatin', while sailin' on the sea
Lie low, the Lily of Arkansas has parted you and me.
I fear my love's been drownded, I fear my love's been slain
I fear my love's been drownded on his way to France and Spain,
The waves an' winds are beatin', while sailin' on the sea
Lie low, the Lily of Arkansas has parted you and me.
There's gils enough in Texas, I know there's one for me
But my dear an' lonely lovin' one is far away from me
The waves an' winds are beatin', while sailin' on the sea
Lie low, the Lily of Arkansas has parted you and me.
