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BABES IN THE WOOD Sung by: Mrs. Claude Collie Recorded in Mountain Home, AR, 7/17/52 Click here to listen to the original recording Two poor little babes, whose names I don't know, Were stolen away on a bright summer's day And lost in the woods, so I have heard say? And when it was night, how sad was their plight; The sun it went down, and the moon gave no light. They sighed, and they sighed, and they bitterly cried. Then the poor little things, they laid down and died. And when they were dead, the robin so red Brought pretty green leaves and over them spread; And all the night long, they sang this song: "Poor babes in the woods, poor babes in the woods." Also found in Randolph, Vol. I, #92; Brown, Vol. II, #147. |
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All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |