Star Girl

Star Girl

Songs

This is a hand-transcribed song written by W.J. Ellison with a note on the reverse dated 1968. The note says, "'Ballad Rhymes' sung by Rolf Ellison, son of composer."

Bobby McMillon

Bobby McMillon Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University

Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University

1968

W.J. Ellison

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English

North Carolina

Star Girl
(W.J. Ellison)

Come here star girl
and listen to me
You once was my constant lover
But now I will gladly give you up
For one whose heart's more true.

I have seen the time
I would have married you
And took you to some mountain
Where the grass is green
and the flowers bloom
Beside a lovely fountain.

I dreamed last night
of seeing you
How joyful it was seeming
When I awoke and oh how sad
To find that I'd been dreaming.

verso:
1968
"Ballad Rhymes" Sung by Rolf Ellison, son of composer

Handwritten text on pages 55 and 56 of a blue double-entry ledger.