Kees,
Here you are...a present to my all Netherlands friends from the UK.

HOW SHE COULD SING THE WILDWOOD FLOWER
(Kate & Anna McGarrigle and Emmylou Harris)

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

He first saw her standing by her cabin door
Her song was ringing out in a voice so proud and sure
To the lonesome valley, he'd bring her there to be his bride
Where they would work together side by side

She was his sunshine, she was his moon and morning star,
His words would ring true, on the chords of her guitar,
He was driven and lost to her for days and days
'Til the lonesome valley finally drove her heart away

Chorus...How she would sing...

We all cling to, as the years keep rolling on,
One single promise, of a love that's past and gone.
And the lonesome valley, we all walk it by ourselves,
Where the Wildwood Flower is the story we will tell.

Chorus....


It's about A.P.Carter and Sarah Carter of the Carter family of West Virginia. Their marriage didn't last but the songs,reputation and influence on country music have. Bless 'em.
Enjoy

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Songwriter attribution and formatting added.
-Joe Offer-