Here are the lyrics from the Digital Tradition:

SEVEN DAFFODILS

I do not have a mansion, and I haven't any land,
Not even one dollar to crinkle in my hand.
But I can show you morning on a thousand hills,
And kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

I do not have a fortune to buy you pretty things,
But I can weave you moonbeams for necklaces and rings,
And I can show you morning on a thousand hills,
And kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

Seven golden daffodils, all shining in the sun,
They light the way of evening, when our day is done.
And I can give you music, and a crust of bread,
A pillow of piney boughs to rest your head.

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I listened to recordings by the Brothers Four, Shaw Brothers, Brandywine Singers, and Limeliters. All are more-or-less the same, but some start out "I haven't any mansion." Here is what's printed in the songbook, Travelin' on with the Weavers (by the Weavers, Harper & Row, 1966). I guess I'd say these are the definitive lyrics.

SEVEN DAFFODILS
(words by Fran Moseley, Music by Lee Hays)

I do not have a mansion, I haven't any land,
Not even a paper dollar to crinkle in my hand.
But I can show you morning on a thousand hills,
And kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

I do not have a fortune to buy you pretty things,
But I can weave you moonbeams for necklaces and rings.
And I can show you morning on a thousand hills,
And kiss you and give you seven daffodils.

Seven golden daffodils, all shining in the sun,
To light the way to evening when our day is done.
And I will give you music and a crust of bread,
A pillow of piney boughs to rest your head.

I do not own a mansion, I haven't any land,
Not even a paper dollar to crinkle in my hand.
But I will show you morning on a thousand hills,
And kiss you and give you seven daffodils.


Fran Moseley was the sister of Lee Hays.

© 1957, 1966, by Sanga Music
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Here's a better tempo:

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I couldn't find a Weavers recording - did they record it?