Church in the Wildwood

Cat. #0996 (MFH #122) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 7, 1969

VERSE 1
There's a church in th valley in th wildwood
No lovela place in th dell
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As th little brown church in th dell

CHORUS:
O, come to th church in th wildwood
O, come to th church in th dell
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As th little brown church in th dell

VERSE 2
How sweet on a clear sabbath morning
To listen to th clear ringin' bell
It's tones so sweetly are callin'
O, come th th church in th dell

VERSE 3
There close by th wildwood
Lies th one that I love, so well
She sleeps, sweetly sleep b'neath th willow
Disturb not her rest in th dell

VERSE 4
There close by th side of th loved ones
B'neath th tree where th wild flowers bloom
When farewell hymn shall be chanted
I will rest by her side, in th tomb