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Melrose Quartet: “Appalachian, from the singing of Jean Ritchie via Peter Bellamy.” Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles collected it in 1917 from Hillard Smith in Hindman, Kentucky, where Jean Ritchie also spent part of her life.
The Melrose Quartet: https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/mariahs-gone
https://melrosequartet.bandcamp.com/track/mariahs-gone
Morning’s come and Mariah’s gone Morning’s come and Mariah’s gone Morning’s come and Mariah’s gone And it’s early in the morning. Oh she’s gone and I can’t go…. Never did I know her mind…. Trouble, trouble is my name…