“The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore”

Description

Singer leaves his home, despite his brokenhearted mother's warnings, for the girl on the greenbriar shore. The girl leaves him, and he remembers his mother's words -- "Never trust a girl on the greenbriar shore."

Notes

For the (fragile) relationship between this piece and "The New River Shore (The Green Brier Shore; The Red River Shore)" [Laws M26], see the notes on that piece. - RBW

Recordings

• The Carter Family, "The Girl On The Greenbriar Shore" (Bluebird B-8947, 1941)

References

1. Cohen/Seeger/Wood, pp. 54-55, "The Girl on the Greenbriar Shore" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Silber-FSWB, p. 165, "The Girl On The Greenbriar Shore" (1 text)
3. DT, GRNBRIR3*
4. BI, CSW054