In addition to the versions listed above, there is also a version in Folk Songs of Virginia a descriptive index and classification of material collected under the auspices of the Virginia Folklore Society. The entry (I can't see it on that page, but on the general search result page for was in peace and content) has: 21.The Bright Sunny South ("The bright sunny South was in peace and content") Collected by Miss Alfreda M. Peel, of Salem, Va. Contributed by Mr. Moses Wright, of Little Piny River, Va. Amherst or Nelson County. 1932. Six stanzas. With music, noted by Miss Daisy Wingfield, of Roanoke, Va (p262).


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