How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower

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How she could sing the Wildwood Flower
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The orphan girl he would love so long
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In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour
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And all he has left of her is a song


He first saw her standing by a cabin door
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Her song was ringing out in a voice so strong and sure

To the lonesome valley he'd bring her there to be his bride
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Where they would live and work together side by side


She was his sunshine she was his moon and morning star
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His words would ring true on the chords of her guitar

But he was driven and lost to her for days and days
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Till the lonesome valley finally drove her far away

Repeat #1


We all cling to as the years keep rolling on
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One single promise of a love that's past and gone

And that lonesome valley we all walk it by ourselves
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Where the Wildwood Flower is a story we will tell

Repeat #1

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How she could sing the Wildwood Flower
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All we have left of her is a song