Shady Grove  
KDM Broadside Continued …  
Understanding some of the  
history and the sort of people  
who sang the tune, helps in  
not only singing it, but also in  
playing it.  
KDM Traditional Lyrics chosen for  
music project arrangement …  
Shady Grove, my little love,  
Shady Grove, I say.  
Shady Grove, my sweet dove,  
I’m bound to go away.  
Many of the settlers in the  
Appalachian regions of the  
United States went there after  
being forced out of Scotland  
and Ireland after the  
Cheeks are red as a bloomin’ rose  
Eyes a pretty brown.  
A Darlin’ girl who won my heart.  
The Sweetest girl in town.  
“Jacobite Wars” in the  
1700s. The Jacobite rebels  
tried to re-instate the Catholic  
presence for all of Great  
Britain for an heir to the  
Peaches in the summertime;  
Apples in the fall.  
English throne that came from  
the Stuart line from Mary,  
Queen of Scots, rather than  
from out of the Tutor line from  
King Henry VIII and Queen  
Elizabeth I who favored  
Protestants within the Church  
of England. The Jacobites lost  
the wars, and after the wars,  
anyone who even hinted at  
being a Jacobite was either  
put to death or exiled. The  
“Highlander” way of life  
If I can’t have little Shady Grove,  
I don’t want none at all.  
Chorus  
When I was a little boy,  
I wanted a Barlow knife.  
Now all I want is Shady Grove  
To say she’ll be my wife.  
A sweet kiss from Shady Grove  
Is sweet as Brandy Wine  
There ain’t no girl in this old world  
As pretty and sweet as mine.  
essentially ended for a time in  
Scotland.  
Chorus  
Appalachian folk are  
extremely proud of their  
historical roots, and they are  
resilient. During the American  
Revolution, the British forces  
would give a wide berth in  
fighting these residents,  
because the Appalachian folk  
would fight to the death,  
knowing they would have no  
quarter with the British if  
captured.  
Went to see my Shady Grove  
A standin’ in the door  
With shoes and stockin’s in her hand;  
Her bare feet on the floor.  
Some come here to fiddle and dance.  
Some come here to tarry.  
Some come here to fiddle and dance,  
But I came here to marry.  
Chorus  
Continued …  

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