How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower Song Lyrics and Chords
How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris
How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower
Recorded by Emmylou Harris
Written by Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle
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How she could sing the Wildwood
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Flower
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phan girl he would love so
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long
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end he knew she'd been his finest
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all he has left
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of her is a
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He first saw her standing by a cabin door
Her song was ringing out in a voice so
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strong and
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sure
To the lonesome valley he'd bring her there to be his bride
Where they would live and work to
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gether side by
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side
She was his sunshine she was his moon and morning star
His words would ring true on the
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chords of her
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But he was driven and lost to her for days and days
Till the lonesome valley finally
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drove her far
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away
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We all cling to as the years keep rolling on
One single promise of a
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love that's past and
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gone
And that lonesome valley we all walk it by ourselves
Where the Wildwood Flower is a
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story we will
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tell
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How she could sing the Wildwood
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we have left
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of her is a
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FAQ
Who sang the the song How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower?
- The song How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower was sang by Emmylou Harris.
Who is Emmylou Harris?
- Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.Harris' work and recordings include work as a solo artist, a bandleader, an interpreter of other composers' works, a singer-songwriter, and a backing vocalist and duet partner. She has worked with numerous artists.
