Aura Lee
| Composer | G. R. Poulton |
| Lyricist | W. W. Fosdick, Esq. |
| Year Published | |
| Type | Somebody's Darling |
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| Comments | Without the tradition of our "shape note" hymns, this
beautiful melody could not have been written. Here is that unique fusion of hymn and
spiritual which created that distinctive 19th century American flavor. In the
present revival of folk music, Aura Lee has become very popular under the title of Love
Me Tender. Singing
Soldiers, p. 234 |