I COULD NOT FIND MY BABY-O
(as sung by Carl Sandburg on Flatrock Ballads)
(variant on HIGHLAND FAIRY LULLABY)

(first stanza nearly unchanged:)
I left my darling lying here, lying here, lying here;
I left my darling lying here...while I went to gather blaeberries.

I found the trail of the yellow fawn, yellow fawn, yellow fawn,
I found the trail of the yellow fawn...but I could not find my baby-o.

I found the wee brown otter's track, otter's track, otter's track;
I found the wee brown otter's track...but I could not find my baby-o.

I found the trail of the mountain mist, mountain mist, mountain mist;
I found the trail of the mountain mist...but I could not find my baby-o.

(again, nearly unchanged from original)
O rovin' rovin' gorry-oer-goal, gorry-oer-goal, gorry-oer-goal;
O rovin' rovin' gorry-oer-goal...but I did not find my baby-o.

SFT
March 2004