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Wildwood Flower

from adolescence by Scott Lemoine

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I'll twine 'mid the strands
Of my dirt brown hair
The lilies so pale
And the roses so fair
The myrtle so bright
With an emerald hue
And the pale aronatus
With eyes of bright blue

I'll sing and I'll dance
And my laugh shall be gay
I'll cease this wild weeping
Drive sorrow away
Though my heart is now breaking
He never shall know
That his name made me tremble
And my cheek to glow

I'll think of him never
I'll be wildly gay
I'll charm every heart
And the crowd I will sway
I'll live yet to see him
Regret the dark hour
When he won then neglected
The frail wildwood flower

He told me he loved me
And promised to love
Through ill and misfortune
All others above
Another has won him
Ah misery to tell
He left me in silence
No word of farewell

He taught me to love him
He called me his flower
That blossomed for him
All the brighter each hour
But I woke from my dreaming
My idol was clay
My visions of love
Have all faded away

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from adolescence, released September 30, 2014
Arranged, recorded and produced by Scott Lemoine.

Wildwood Flower is an American folk song from the 1860s, popularized by the Carter Family. The lyrics are based on a poem attributed to Maud Irving, and the setting is by Joseph Philbrick Webster.

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Scott Lemoine Ottawa, Ontario

Scott wishes the world was a bit more like a musical. With that in mind, he regularly sings to himself in public.

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