How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower Lyrics - Emmylou Harris

How she could sing the wildwood flower 

The orphan girl he would love so long 

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour 

And all he has left of her is a song 

He first saw her 

Standing by a cabin door 

Her song was ringing 

Out in a voice so strong and sure 

To the lonesome valley 

He'd bring her there to be his bride 

Where they would live and work together 

Side by side 

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She was his sunshine 

She was his moon and morning star 

His words would ring true 

On the chords of her guitar 

But he was driven 

And lost to her for days and days 

Till the lonesome valley finally drove her far away 

How she could sing the wildwood flower 

The orphan girl he would love so long 

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour 

And all he has left of her is a song 

We all cling to 

As the years keep rolling on 

One single promise 

Of a love that's past and gone 

And that lonesome valley 

We all walk it by ourselves 

Where the wildwood flower 

Is a story we will tell 

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How she could sing the wildwood flower 

The orphan girl he would love so long 

In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour 

And all he has left of her is a song 

How she could sing the wildwood flower 

All we have left of her is a song