The Girl in the Wood

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Cisco Houston

Gilbert Vandine 'Cisco' Houston (August 18, 1918 – April 29, 1961) was an American folk singer and songwriter who is closely associated with Woody Guthrie due to their extensive history of recording together. more »

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1994

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Oh, when I was a young boy 
And drove my mother wild,
I met a maiden in the woods 
And she said
"Child, look deep into my green eyes 
And at my autumn hair,
When you're a man you'll never see 
A girl quite as fair".

Chorus:
Remember me 
Remember me 
Remember me 
For the rest of your life.

Her eyes were green as grassy pools 
Looking right at me,
And her hair was red and grown with leaves 
Just like an autumn tree
She moved her tiny hands 
And she made a little turn.
She swayed in the wind 
Just like a graceful fern.

Chorus

I swore as she vanished 
That when I was full grown,
I'd have a girl just like her 
To be my very own.
And now I am a man 
And I'd marry if I could
But I can't lose the mem'ry 
Of The Girl In The Wood.

Chorus

I've wished a hundred times 
That she'd never looked at me.
With the first wild beauty 
That only youth can see,
For a man cannot find it 
When he's looking for a wife,
And he'll end up in bachelorhood 
The rest of his life.

Chorus

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