Medley: Shady Grove/Lonesome Travler
Traditional arranged by Jean Ritchie and Lee Hays

Spoken by Bob Shane:
From the people in the Appaliation mountains,
we have gotten some of our finest American Folk songs.
We'd like to take two of our favorites right now and,
put them together in a medley. Actually,
they ain't only our favorites, they're the only two we know.
Uh hahaha, (yawk yawk). Anyway, the two songs are called
Shady Grove and Lonesome Travler. (How's that?)
Shady Grove...

Chorus:
Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove I know.
Shady Grove, my little love, bound for Shady Grove.

Lips are red as a bloomin' rose,
Eyes are the deepest brown.
You are the darling of my heart.
Stay 'til the sun goes down.

(Chorus)

I went to see my Shady Grove,
standing by the door.
Shoes and stockings in her hand,
lil' bare feet on the floor.

(chorus)

I'd wish I had a big fat horse,
corn to feed him all.
Pretty lil' girl to stay at home,
feed him when I'm gone.

(Chorus) Right on over to Lonesome Travler...

Well, (Yah, yah, yah!) I am a lonely and a lonesome travler.
I am a lonely and a lonesome travler.
I've been traveling on.

I've travled in the mountains and in the valleys.
I've travled in the mountains and in the valleys.
I've travled in the mountains and in the valleys.
Well, I've been traveling on.

I've travled in the cold and I've traveled hungry.
I've travled in the cold and I've traveled hungry.
I've travled in the cold and I've traveled hungry.
Well, I've been traveling on.

Hey one of theses days gonna stop all my travelin'
One of these I'm gonna stop all my traveling.
One of these I'm gonna stop all my traveling.
One of these I'm gonna stop all my traveling.
Stop all this travelin' on.

I'm gonna keep on a-travelin' to that road of freedom.
I'm gonna keep on a-travelin' to that road of freedom.
I'm gonna keep on a-travelin' to that road of freedom.
Well I've been traveling on!