Level: 2
Tuning: DADGAD

This song dates back to sometime in the 19th century. There is no evidence of exactly where or when this song was first played. According to Charles Wolfe some sheet music indicates that it could have been written in the 1840's perhaps for a minstrel show, which was very popular at that time. Cecil Sharp collected it in 1918 and in 1929 Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers recorded it. The tune has a haunting modal flavor. I found that the DADGAD tuning was well fitted for playing the song.