Peter Gray Lyrics by Burl Ives
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Artist: Burl Ives
Title: Peter Gray
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Once on a time there lived a man,
His name was Peter Gray;
He lived way down in that there town
Called Penn-syl-va-ni- a.

Chorus:

Blow ye winds of morning,
Blow ye winds heigh- o,
Blow ye winds of morning,
Blow, blow, blow.

Now Peter fell in love all with
A nice young girl,
The first two letters of her name
Were Lucy, Annie, Pearl.

Just as they were gwine to wed
Her father did say no;
And quin-ci-cont-ly she was sent
Beyond the Oh-i-o.

When Peter heard his love was lost,
He knew not what to say,
He'd half a mind to jump into
The Susquehan-i-a.

But he went traveling to the west
For furs and other skins;
Till he was caught and scal-pi-ed
By blood-i In-ji-ins.

When Lucy-Annie heard the news,
She straightway took to bed,
And never did get up again
Until she di-i-ed.

You fathers all a warning take,
Each one as has a girl;
And think upon poor Peter Gray
And Lucy, Annie, Pearl.
Artist: Burl Ives   Title: Peter Gray   -------------------      Once on a time there lived a man,    His name was Peter Gray;    He lived way down in that there town    Called Penn-syl-va-ni- a.       Chorus:       Blow ye winds of morning,    Blow ye winds heigh- o,    Blow ye winds of morning,    Blow, blow, blow.       Now Peter fell in love all with    A nice young girl,    The first two letters of her name    Were Lucy, Annie, Pearl.       Just as they were gwine to wed    Her father did say no;    And quin-ci-cont-ly she was sent    Beyond the Oh-i-o.       When Peter heard his love was lost,    He knew not what to say,    He'd half a mind to jump into    The Susquehan-i-a.       But he went traveling to the west    For furs and other skins;    Till he was caught and scal-pi-ed    By blood-i In-ji-ins.       When Lucy-Annie heard the news,    She straightway took to bed,    And never did get up again    Until she di-i-ed.       You fathers all a warning take,    Each one as has a girl;    And think upon poor Peter Gray    And Lucy, Annie, Pearl.