Annotation:Sweet Evelina Waltz
X:1 T:Sweet Evelina M:3/8 L:1/8 R:Waltz B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 149) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2|D-FA|BA A/A/|(fd)A|(BA)d/d/|c2 c/c/|(cB)A| (AB)A|F2F|(DF)A|(BA)A|(fd)A|(BA)d| c2 c/c/|(cB)A |(AB)c|d2A||(fd)A|(BA)A| (fd)A|(BA)d|c2c c2B|AA(B/c/)|d2:|
'SWEET EVELINA'. American, Waltz and Song Tune (3/4 time). USA, Arkansas. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.
Way down in the meadow, where the lily first blows,
Where the wind from the mountain ne'er ruffles the rose
Lived fond Evelina, the sweet little dove,'
The pride of the valley, the girl that I love.
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Cho:'''Sweet Evelina, dear Evelina,
My love for thee shall never, never die.(Ford)
