The Church In The Wildwood


There's a church in the valley by the wildwood
No lovelier place in the dale
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the dale

    Oh, come to the church by the wildwood
    Oh, come to the church in the dale
    No spot is so dear to my childhood
    As the little brown church in the dale

How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning
To listen to the clear ringing bell
It's tones so sweetly are calling
Oh, come to the church in the dale



There, close by the side of a loved one
Neath the trees where the wild flowers bloom
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, neath the willow
Disturb not her rest in the tomb

Recorded 10/13/32 Camden, NJ