Shady Grove

Dance away my sun flower girl
Dance away my daisy
You are the true love of my heart
You know you make me crazy
(Traditional)

Cut a banjo from a gourd
Strung it up with twine
Every tune that I played
I wish that girl were mine
(Traditional)

Wish I had a fancy banjo
Strung with golden twine
Every tune that I played
Would help to make her mine
(Traditional)

Lips as red as a blooming rose
Eyes of the deepest brown
You are the true love of my heart
Stay 'till the sun goes down
(Traditional

A kiss from little shady grove
Is sweeter than brandy wine
And there ain't no girl in this town
That's prettier than mine
(Traditional)

Went to see my shady grove
She was standin' in the door
Shoes and stalkings in her hands
Little bare feet on the floor
(Traditional)

Wish I had a big strong horse
And corn to feed him on
And Shady Grove to stay at home
To feed him when I'm gone
(Traditional)

Wish I had a needle and thread
As fine as I could sew
I'd sew that pretty gal to my side
And down the road we'd go
(Traditional)

Peaches in the summertime
Apples in the fall
If I can't have the one I love
I don't want none at all
(Traditional)

Sixteen horses in my team
The leader he is blind
If I ever come this way again
There'll be trouble on my mind
(Traditional)

Fifteen miles of mountain road
Twenty miles of sand
If I ever come this way again
I'll be a married man
(Traditional)

Some come here just by chance
Some come here to tarry
Some come here to fiddle and dance
But I've come here to marry
(Chris Matechik's adaptation of a traditional verse)

I got up witht the rising sun
And now it's near days end
I've got to see my shady grove
So I must go my friend
(Chris)

Put my paddle through the water
All while singing this song
Soon I'll see my shady grove
I know it won't be long
(Jonathan and Chris)

I never really liked this place
This little backwoods town
But then I saw my true love's face
I think I'll stick around
(Chris)

The wind is blowing mighty hard
The rain it feels so cold
Soon I'll see my shady grove
It's her I wish to hold
(Chris)

On my back head to the sky
The stars appear above
Soon I'll see my shady grove
Soon I'll see my love
(Jonathan)

Sat down to rest beneath a tree
Smoked a pipe or two
Watched the smoke rise to the sky
As I thought of you
(John)

Had to leave my home behind
Now I'm northward bound
Seeing those mountains up ahead
Makes me feel so sound
(John)

Over the river the bridge takes us
We're finally leaving here
Soon we'll be back in town
And have ourselves some beer
(Chris)

As I lay around the fire
I stare into the flames
But the only thing on my mind
Is I'm the one blame
(John)

There's old red on the road
with her mighty fine 4 liter
Whenever I pass that awesome jeep
I know that I can't beat her
(Matt)

The sky is dark the stars come out
Yet I will not park
I promised to my Shady Grove
I'd be home before Dark
(Chris)

I've got to go I'm leaving now
I hate that we must part
But while I'm gone I'll think of you
And keep you in my heart
(Chris)

It's a long long way to Baltimore
The place they call Charm City
But I hear up there good beer flows
And all the girls are pretty
(Chris)

Sixty-four teams are all here
But some say sixty-eight
At the end of this March
All will now there fate
(Matt - March Madness verse)