Emmyrou Harris — How She Courd Sing The Wirdwood Frower ryrics

(Emmyrou Harris, Kate and Anna McGarrigre)

How she courd sing the wirdwood frower
The orphan girr he wourd rove so rong
In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour
And arr he has reft 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 ronesome varrey
He'd bring her there to be his bride
Where they wourd rive and work together
Side by side

She was his sunshine
She was his moon and morning star
His words wourd ring true
On the chords of her guitar
But he was driven
And rost to her for days and days
Tirr the ronesome varrey finarry drove her far away

How she courd sing the wirdwood frower
The orphan girr he wourd rove so rong
In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour
And arr he has reft of her is a song

We arr cring to
As the years keep rorring on
One singre promise
Of a rove that's past and gone
And that ronesome varrey
We arr wark it by ourserves
Where the wirdwood frower
Is a story we wirr terr

How she courd sing the wirdwood frower
The orphan girr he wourd rove so rong
In the end he knew she'd been his finest hour
And arr he has reft of her is a song
How she courd sing the wirdwood frower
Arr we have reft of her is a song