I am looking for lyrics to a song fragment that I heard many many years ago. The person singing it said they only knew a few verses, and they called it "Dreary Dream." It was referred to as a song fragment, they thought there was more to it, but they had never learned it. I think I heard it at a Girl Scout camp or event, or something along those lines. I was a kid in Arkansas, and that was long before I got into the ideas of tracking sources for balladry, so that is all the background info that I have. The verses have always stayed with me, and I have always wanted to learn more. Here are the verses that I remember. Dreary Dream I have dreamed a dreary dream. It's I have dreamed of sorrow. I dreamed my love lay beneath a tree, All in a bed of yarrow. I dreamed my love lay beneath a tree, All in a bed of yarrow. And Who will read my dreary dream? It's who will read my sorrow? I dreamed of my love, beneath a tree, All in a bed of yarrow. I dreamed of my love, beneath a tree, All in a bed of yarrow. It's I will read your dreary dream. It's I will read your sorrow. Your love lies, slain, beneath a tree All in a bed of yarrow. Your love lies, slain, beneath a tree All in a bed of yarrow. That's all I know, but it has stayed with me for decades, tune and all. Any suggestions? Thanks, Melinda LaFevers Producer "The Traditional and Folk Music Hour"
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