Wildwood Flower

A heart-breaking rendition of the traditional favorite, giving the usual words a whole new power.

Arrangement and performance by Christie Burns.

Video produced and directed by Jem Moore/Descant Productions.

Actress: Doris Vargas

Filmed on Sony's PMW-EX3 and NEX VG-10 cameras and edited in FCP.

Lyrics:

I will twine with the rings of my raven black hair

the roses so red and the lilies so fair

and the myrtle so bright with the emerald dew

the pale oleander and iris so blue

I will sing, I will dance and my life shall be gay

I will charm every heart in the crowd I survey

when I woke from my dream and my idols were clay

all portions of love had all flown away

Oh he taught me to taught me to love him and promised to love

and to cherish me over all others above

how my heart is now wonderin', n0 misery can tell

he left with no warning, no words of farewell

well he promised to love me and called me his flower

that was blooming to cheer him thru life's dreary hour

now I long to see him regret the dark hour

he's gone and neglected this pale wildwood flower