Fields of Waterloo ; The Mantle So Green; Lovely Nancy; Mantle of Green ; As I went walking one evening in June To view the fair fields and the meadows so green

Voice ; Collected and transcribed by Sung by Mrs. Hallie Griffin Mary Celestia Parler Conway, Arkansas July 27, 1958 Reel 298, Item 1 The Fields of Waterloo As I went walking one evening in June To view the fair fields and the meadows so green, I spied a young damsel, she appeared like a queen With her costly fine robing and her mantle so green, I stood in amazement, I was struck with surprise, I thought her an angel had fell from the skies, Her eyes were like diamonds, her cheeks like the rose, She was one of the fairest that nature composed. Said I, My pretty fair maid, come go along with me... Mehr ...