Wildwood Flower is a variant of the song “I’ll Twine ‘mid the Ringlets”, published in 1860 by composer Joseph Philbrick Webster who wrote the music, with lyrics attributed to Maud Irving.

The original Carter Family (A.P. and his wife, Sarah, and her cousin Maybelle) recorded it in 1928 on the Victor label. Here they are, performing the song years later on the Grand Ole Opry: