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BABES IN THE WOODS Sung by: Mrs. Martin Recorded in Banner, AR 8/27/63 Click here to listen to the original recording Two poor little children, whose names I don’t know, Were stolen away on a bright summer day And lost in the woods, I’ve heard people say. And when it was night, how sad was their plight. The sun, it went down, and the moon gave no light. They sobbed and they sighed, together they cried, ‘Til the poor little things, they lay down and died. And when they were dead, the robin so red Brought strawberry leaves and over them spread, And all the day long, he sang them this song: “Poor babes in the wood, poor babes in the wood.” 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 |