Lyr Add: Come Wander with Me (from 'Twilight Zone'

Subject: Lyr Add: COME WANDER WITH ME (from 'Twilight Zone'
From: chico
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 01:15 PM

        Am 
  Come wander with me, love, 
        G
  Come wander with me, 
  Away from this sad world, 
           G       Am
  Come wander with me. 
  
  He came from the sunset, 
  He came from the sea,
  He came from my sorrow
  And can love only me
  
  He sang of the sweet love
  Of dreams that would be
  But I was sworn to another
  And could never be free
  
  The Rayfords were brothers
  Four men tall and bold
  And for one I was chosen 
  With my love still untold
  
  They heard of the wonder
  They heard he loved me
  They heard vows a-sharing
  'Neath an old willow tree
  
  You killed Billy Rayford
  Bespoke unto me
  Struck him down in his anger
  'Neath an old willow tree
  
  By the lake where our love dwelled
  Where first I met thee
  You killed Billy Rayford
  'Neath an old willow tree
  
  They sought out their brother
  And found him alone
  They wept by the lakeside
  For a boy hardly grown
  
  They wept by the lakeside
  And vowed he must die
  The wandering stranger's forever
  'Neath the ground, he does lie
  
  
  [1964 from Twilight Zone episode]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734560/

Recording available at

http://www.rod-serling.com/seas5d.html (try http://www.rod-serling.com/wav/tzone/seas5/episd154/04_wandr.wav)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Come wander with me (Twlight zone)
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 01:22 PM

Would you happen to have the lyrics to the song about Jess-Bell the witch? (Also from a TZ ep)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Come wander with me (Twlight zone)
From: Genie
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 02:23 PM

That was the episode where Gary Crosby (I think) was playing an exploiting "song catcher" combing the Appalachians for "authentic" folk music he could commercialize and get royalties on.

I got the impression that the song had been written for that show, with the aim of sounding traditional. Am I right, or is it really either a trad song or a newer folk song that was written independently of Twilight Zone and Serling?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Come wander with me (Twlight zone)
From: chico
Date: 27 Aug 06 - 02:57 PM

I think it is non-traditional and written by the episode's writer, David Bonner ?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Come Wander with Me (from 'Twilight Zone'
From: GUEST,Ben
Date: 01 Sep 06 - 07:41 PM

It was written by Jeff Alexander for the show.

I like to play it on sax. It sounds so beautiful.

Thanks alot.