Peter Gray (song)

"Peter Gray" is an American ballad about a young man whose fiancee is sent out west (Ohio) after her father discovers their plan to wed. The man goes west and is scalped by Indians.[1] The song appears to date back to at least 1858.[2] It was recorded by Burl Ives on 3 March 1941[3] for his debut album Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger. It has also been recorded by Ed McCurdy and Mike Seeger,[4] and by Tapio Rautavaara in Finnish (1952).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lyric Magnet: link
  2. ↑ The Mudcat Cafe: link
  3. ↑ Naxos: link
  4. ↑ iTunes: Music Store
  5. ↑ http://www.fono.fi/KappaleenTiedot.aspx?ID=9ba09845-584d-41d9-ad28-7b96e9d0353c
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