Howdy Sforsmo,

You had probably given up hope of getting a response to this one. It took me a while to transcribe the words from the recent Ann & Phil Case CD of the same name, and I didn't think to ask them for a copy when we had them here for a festival. Their information says that it was written by Olla Belle and her son David.

Hope you're still around to enjoy this.

THE SPRINGTIME OF LIFE Ola Belle & David Reed

We fell in love on a green, grassy hillside.
In the springtime of life did we chance to meet.
Flowers are bloomin', and the birds are singin',
The world and its riches lay bare at our feet.

So sacred and tender was young love a-bloomin',
Once in a lifetime it happens that way.
We made our plans -- on the day we would marry,
We'd keep it a secret till our wedding day.

Now both of us knew our love was forbidden.
Not good enough were the words they did say.
I wanted to marry that boy from the mountains.
Happily we planned for our wedding day.

Now springtime has passed, and summer then followed,
Cold winter wind brought fleecy, white snow.
No longer we sailed on the green, grassy hillside.
The love we had shared was lost evermore.

'Fore I moved away, not knowing the reason,
I waited so long for him to come,
But he did not come then there was a message,
And he met another and left me alone.

Now young love in springtime on a green, grassy hillside
Could not endure the heat and the cold.
It was so strong while we were together.
Separated it was lost like a rich man and his gold.
Separated it was lost like a rich man and his gold.

Allinkausay,
Bill