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ONCE I LIVED IN OLD VIRGINNY Sung by: Mr. and Mrs. George Armstrong Recorded in Mountain View, AR 4/19/63 Click here to listen to the original recording Mrs. Armstrong: "George is going to sing with me." Mr. Armstrong: "Both of these microphones work, Jimmy? Now later on I'm going to play the bagpipes." Dr. Wolf: “One gonna sing and one play?” Mrs. Armstrong: “We both sing.” Mr. Armstrong: “Now the dulcimer is kind of like a string bagpipe, really. It just has three strings. This dulcimer comes from North Carolina. It was made by a friend of ours, Frank . . . So we’re going to do a song from North Carolina, but it’s called, ‘Once I Lived in Old Virginny, North Carolina Was My Home.’” Once I lived in old Virginny; North Carolina was my home. There I courted a handsome lady. Oh, I called her my own. Her hair was yellow, and her eyes were sparkling, And her cheeks were a diamond red. On her breast she wore a white lily. Oh, the tears that I have shed. Father says that I must not marry-- Mother says it would never do-- But oh, kind miss, if you are willing, I will ride away with you. When I’m asleep, I am dreaming about you. When I’m awake, I know no rest. Every moment seems like an hour-- Oh, what a pain lies in my breast. Must I go to old Virginny, Where for your sake, must I die? Must I go so brokenhearted, Oh, my darling, say don't cry. Once I lived in old Virginny; North Carolina was my home. There I courted a handsome lady. Oh, I called her my own. |
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