first time I heard this (on Pandora) I had to run over and turn it off before it ended. it messed me up for a week. I don't even have kids but this was gutwrenching.
I love this song too. and Allison Krauss does a wonderful job singing it, but it is not her song. it was written by an amazing song writer, Julie Lee, whose ancestors are from the same area as the place where this happened in Pennsylvania. thought everyone should know this.
Never knew about this song til about a year ago & Yes Great song gives me the chills just thinking about being a True Storie made into a song and Alison could not have done better sing it Nice Job Alison, God Bless You Always !!
The first time I heard this song, my boys were 7 and 5. It really touches me deep in my soul. My oldest son won't listen to it anymore though. We were listening to it in the car and from the backseat, he cried. When I asked him what was wrong, he said " Those boys died didn't they mommy?" He said it wasn't fair that kids had to die. Wise beyond his years, he is.
I visited the monument today on my way home from work... With stories like this how can there be Godless people in this world? Sad but yet beautiful story...
This all happened about 45 minutes from where I live. The area the boys disappeared in is very high steep mountains for southcentral PA. It is hard to imagine the church bells in Bedford ringing, calling for help to search for the missing children. 1000 people gathering to assist in the search was probably most of the population in the area at the time. I pray the Lord had mercy on these young boys. The story would make an awesome movie.
I must admit that I didn't know anything about this story but when I've heard this song for the first time, the lyrics made me really sad.... I imagined the two little boys beneath the birch tree, the oldest boy holding the youngest one in his arms. and I'm kinda sure that this vision will haunt me for the rest of my life......
Sometimes people aren't really hating,sometimes a song or event can come so close to you that you can't bear its touch. The eight dislikes may actually like it too much. Certain songs render me unable to function.I have synesthesia.don't hate these,try to be understanding,it can only increase the capacity for love in your own heart.
I spent much of my childhood trapsing around the tiny village of Pavia, PA -- the town referred to in this beautiful, devastating song written by Julie Lee in nearby Lovely, PA. Everyone always warned me not to end up like the "lost kids". If you visit Pavia (population 75), you'll still find plenty of Diberts & Whysongs. Dibert's General Store is still there, although it closed in the 1970s and the roof has caved in.
Possibly the saddest song ever written - makes sense that they'd need the voice of an angel to convey the utter tragedy and despair it evokes. Her voice could melt the coldest of hearts.
I cried while I watched this. The 8 people who disliked this will regret. I know from experience, that if you hate on something, something bad happens... God bless the boys parents.
Wonderful video, I live about 10 miles from the monument and eight from the homestead off of 869 west. Where did you get your information for the video? I am in the process of researching the story, I know alot about, for the most part, but need more information. If you could help me I would be very greatful.
Such a sad fact. those poor boys. their poor parents. I feek]l for the mother. She had to of felt guilt for not tending to the boys which allowed them to wander off in search of their daddy, May God bless their sould forevermore. And God bless all their descendants and Alison Krause.
I heard this song while surfing thru Napster & I'm still learning more of this tragedy. Alison Krauss's eerie and angelic vocals are phenominal - Arleen
While Alison recorded this song, it was written by Julie Lee and John Pennell. John has written many songs for Alison in her career, and was the man who started the original Union Station band that Alison was a part of. She later took it over.
If Hollywood made a movie about this that would be crazy. The only problem is they would have to put crap in it and make every other word a cuss word and put bad music in it. Also they would take all the good things and make the movie politically correct and make it crap. This has to be some of her greatest work. God Bless
credit should also be given to Julie Lee and John Pennell who wrote this song. Alison Krauss does a beautiful rendition of it, but she did not write it.
This story is very similar to "Sarah Witcher's Story" (see also the children's book, The Bear That Heard Crying), although that one had a much happier ending.
The true story is VERY disturbing. I'm sure not all was revealed. There's more to it than what everyone knows. Maybe a stranger was luring the kids? Very creepy.
Before I have ever listened to this song, I was a big fan of Alison Krauss. I got creeped out when I first heard this song, not knowing it would relate to a the story of my great-great-great uncle who had the dream and it was by an artist I had listened to all the time.
This song is so sad! I really like this song though because it is a story and she sings so beautiful. I cried the first time I heard it, and I don't usually cry with songs.
what if jacob was hunting and accidentally shot the boys when he killed the deer? that would stink... and what was the deer doing there? It had to have been some kind of message
but any way wow.... Allison's voice...and this song... just brings the story out so vivid and haunting for me. its like i can see his dream and then see the real scene.
People would have accused you of witchcraft, said you were crazy, or anything BUT believe you. That's why he told his wife, Sarah, and she had her brother, Harrison, go with him.
And it wasn't Jacob's kids that disappeared. The two little boy’s last name was Cox, not Dibert. Jacob fought for the North in the Civil War and died in a prison camp.
Jacob Dibert was my great, great grandfather. To all of the supporters out there, I thank-you all from the bottom of my heart.
To the haters? Jacob had NOTHING to do with their disappearance. They tried to follow their father and got lost. And if you had a dream like Jacob's, would you really have the nerve to tell someone - in the 1800's?
Beautiful song and beautiful voice. If you can't believe in the story of this song, I feel very very sad for you. Take some quiet time to listen to your mind and you may be surprised with what transforms.
georeg and jospeh are my 3rd cousins...they are burried at mount unioun cemtery in lovely pa...my father is buried there....when i go see my father i go visit them... when i went to cox monument i went there i could feel them there...i kept on getting the chills but didnt see anything but they were there i could feel them...this is no lie they are my family...and i think it is kina neat...and for alison krauss to take her time and make this song means alot to me.....thatnk u for reading this...
My ancestors were from Pennsylvania too. They were from Berks County. I have a feeling it is on the opposite side of Pennsylvania than this but not sure. Do you know?
@sassyjamie111 I know it must be hard to pass by the monument god bless all your family thank you for shareing with us all thank god i still have my chidren God does give us peace this was the peace they needed through a dream.
@DarDarJackson "I like your screen name it could be mine (darlajackson) or darmarjackson ....(darlamarlenejackson) ...I just had to share that with ya...lol
ok. People here may be related to them through the family but they were not your father nor were they your grandfather. They were 5 and 7. Even in 1856 5-7 year olds were not having kids you retard. Get a clue. You have nothing to do with this so just let them alone.
heard this song for the first time today, on the heels of the death of two local children by drowning in the susquehanna river. tears streamed down my face as i listened to the lyrics and eerie melody. there is great comfort in the final refrain to those who believe. beyond the haunting beauty of this story, i'm sure this song has helped many grieve the loss of loved ones. alison krauss has the voice of an angel.
this brought to mind a 45 minute movie i saw, called 'one night the moon'. it was a very sad true story of a child's disappearance here in australia in the 30's i think. the main actor was paul kelly, the singer.
Oh my.. This song is so sad.. This is the first time I've heard it, and I cried. It gave me chills it was so lovely. Her voice is absolutely amazing smooth and sweet for a soprano.
Its very deep, and the story is truly a tragic one. I've never known of an artist to sing about a premonition and its tragedy. Good job for Alison, and thank for posting the story.
@matthewserta maybe he was in the woods and found them wandering and did something to them it just how did he know wher they were they say its a dream sent from god i belive in god and that he could do that but it seems he would have done it before they were dead so they would have had a chance to live
@Martyl234 Dreams which fortell the future and inform the present were known to happen in mountain culture. I'm from Appalachia (similar culturally), & the interpretations of the Pharoh's dreams by Joseph were (and are) considered biblical support for interpreting dreams.
Want another historical example? Goggle "Elva Zona Heaster Shue"; she is the only ghost on record to testify in a U.S. court, based on the things that Zona told her mother in a dream. {continued in next post}
@matthewserta Now you can say that Zona's husband; Trout Shue, was a man convicted on specious evidence. But consider his record-7 wives & he moved to a new location after the suspicious deaths of some of those wives.
@matthewserta Note: Please read these three posts *bottom to top*
I agree, those kids likely followed their daddy into the woods. But in my book, farmer Dilbert was -shown- where the kids lay, and so brought peace to their parents and laid to rest any suspicions that fell on their folks. Some mountain people are seers, and some don't even -know- they are until they are -shown-.
There are more things in heaven and earth (and in those hills and hollers). Namaste,Stephanie
Everytime i listen to this song it makes me cry! This tragedy had happened not to far from my house! I have been to the spot where the 2 boys had died! It's very sad....You guys should go and see the grave site....but i love this song
one of the deepest saddest songs ive ever heard. she has such an amazing voice. i am a soprano (high voiced) singer as well im not fabulous but i can hit the high notes in this song. im okay at singing my friends beg to differ they clain=m i sing well but im not so positive . . . anyway fabulous job Allison very fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!
This song is amazing, and you did an exalent job. Thank you for making this video. It made me cry. They really thought the parents killed their own children. Well, some do. When they finally found the boys, how long did it take?
I love Krauss' telling about the first time she heard the song, and after a couple of verses, she just said "Uh oh, this isn't gonna be good". First time I saw Krauss, I heard this & just went "Holy $%#@, what a song"
i've listen to this song more times than i can count, and i still cry when the find them dead. it's so sad how they were just going after their dad, them they died. this has to be one of my favorite songs.
now, if jacob had had that dream the first time around, why didn't he just tell someone right then and there and maybe he could have saved the two boys. but why didn't he tell someone the first time around????
at that time the church was more interested in pointing fingers at supposed " witches ' than finding truth. it is so sad that 2 innocent children had to die so the adults could persecute their brothers rather than find 2 lost children. dfran53
Some believe that the spirit isn't free to sing to someone in a dream until it is free of the body. Be it the deer or one of the boys they could not let Jacob know until they had passed. For those like Jacob who "hear"... do you not think they ask themselves the same question? Perhaps the "gift" here is learning one of Life's hardest lessons..."letting go". Maybe the spirit of children lost choose to be born to assist us with this lesson then return to be safe again in the arms of the Angels.
@SailorMiniMoon4296 He might have been accused of being the one who brought them there, since he seemed to have such good knowledge of the area. Wouldn't it seem suspicious to you? Or even worse, he might have been accused of being a witch or something.
Everytime I hear this song it sends goosebumps all over me and I cry. Never has a song like this made me feel so emotional and sad. It really affected me, emotionally and they way she sings it is amazing. Im a mother of three small kids and couldn't stop thinking if any of my kids went missing, what I would do. Alisons voice is so angelic and pure, her aura and the way she sings her songs are breathtaking.
first time I heard this (on Pandora) I had to run over and turn it off before it ended. it messed me up for a week. I don't even have kids but this was gutwrenching.
loosilu 5 days ago
I love how even with such a sad song like this, her voice is so beautiful that it makes me want to keep listening to it.
ilovetrashduty 3 weeks ago
I love this song too. and Allison Krauss does a wonderful job singing it, but it is not her song. it was written by an amazing song writer, Julie Lee, whose ancestors are from the same area as the place where this happened in Pennsylvania. thought everyone should know this.
RubyOsa 3 weeks ago
this was based on a real story if you were to type in the story behind jacobs dream on google information would pop up about the tradgity
jackthepumpkinqueen1 2 months ago
guys just to let u know this just is a song
starznmoonz1 2 months ago
so sad, but beautiful
TheBlueflame25 3 months ago
I love this song!!!
gosuupermodel 4 months ago
It`s amazing that he had that dream, he must have ben in very good tune with God.
MegaBreyergirl 4 months ago 2
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MegaBreyergirl 4 months ago
Never knew about this song til about a year ago & Yes Great song gives me the chills just thinking about being a True Storie made into a song and Alison could not have done better sing it Nice Job Alison, God Bless You Always !!
marty1964fishingman 4 months ago
The first time I heard this song, my boys were 7 and 5. It really touches me deep in my soul. My oldest son won't listen to it anymore though. We were listening to it in the car and from the backseat, he cried. When I asked him what was wrong, he said " Those boys died didn't they mommy?" He said it wasn't fair that kids had to die. Wise beyond his years, he is.
CrissyC03 4 months ago
such a beautiful and sad song... W O N D E R F U L
MiPromissi 4 months ago
I visited the monument today on my way home from work... With stories like this how can there be Godless people in this world? Sad but yet beautiful story...
mtgrata 4 months ago
This all happened about 45 minutes from where I live. The area the boys disappeared in is very high steep mountains for southcentral PA. It is hard to imagine the church bells in Bedford ringing, calling for help to search for the missing children. 1000 people gathering to assist in the search was probably most of the population in the area at the time. I pray the Lord had mercy on these young boys. The story would make an awesome movie.
SMRMikie 5 months ago
'Oh Mommy and Daddy, look past the tears you cry.....We're both up in heaven now....'
that's it.....where's the kleenex..
toodance 5 months ago 2
creepy.....
lkellermanl543 5 months ago
this gives me goosebumps
webkinzsuperfan123 5 months ago
I must admit that I didn't know anything about this story but when I've heard this song for the first time, the lyrics made me really sad.... I imagined the two little boys beneath the birch tree, the oldest boy holding the youngest one in his arms. and I'm kinda sure that this vision will haunt me for the rest of my life......
NoOneSkin45 6 months ago
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NoOneSkin45 6 months ago
WOW! I love Alison's voice on the high pitched MOMMY & DADDY parts.
I love old story songs like this one and Molly Ban.
I also love stories about sunken ships.
Alison has an angelic voice.
She is so soft spoken but her voice is amazing.
The duet with James Taylor (How's The World Treating You) is the perfect duet of two amazing voices. Ive never heard a better combination of voices.
And the sultry look that she gives during the video (2:04 studio version) -Sexy Sexy! JT looks like a muppet.
PavePaws 6 months ago
This song has haunted me for years, I hold my chidren each time i hear this. I dont often cry but i do for this is a true heartache
rodscamaro1 6 months ago
this is a sad song but beautiful
rozzi788green 6 months ago
Beautiful song, Alison is the only one who could make it perfect. Anyone else would ruin it.
camyers87 6 months ago
Sometimes people aren't really hating,sometimes a song or event can come so close to you that you can't bear its touch. The eight dislikes may actually like it too much. Certain songs render me unable to function.I have synesthesia.don't hate these,try to be understanding,it can only increase the capacity for love in your own heart.
soulmambo 7 months ago
what a sad story,,but this lady brings it to life with so much emotion and true dedication to the telling of the story,,she,s beutiful,,
robharding1957 8 months ago
Things like this are what make me wonder if things really "happen for a reason"
poopypooppoop1000 8 months ago
I spent much of my childhood trapsing around the tiny village of Pavia, PA -- the town referred to in this beautiful, devastating song written by Julie Lee in nearby Lovely, PA. Everyone always warned me not to end up like the "lost kids". If you visit Pavia (population 75), you'll still find plenty of Diberts & Whysongs. Dibert's General Store is still there, although it closed in the 1970s and the roof has caved in.
milnoid 8 months ago
Possibly the saddest song ever written - makes sense that they'd need the voice of an angel to convey the utter tragedy and despair it evokes. Her voice could melt the coldest of hearts.
pandagirl1983 8 months ago
What is there to dislike about this song?!?! 8 people are seriously confused. This song is so sad. :( ... and sooo beautiful. Spell binding...
hippygooful 8 months ago in playlist allison krauss lullaby list
Nobody will ever know the whole story and yes they are my their cousins very weird
sassyjamie111 9 months ago
I cried while I watched this. The 8 people who disliked this will regret. I know from experience, that if you hate on something, something bad happens... God bless the boys parents.
TheJPGRBEATLES 9 months ago
This song is so sad. It makes me wanna cry just thinking about being in this situation. ;(
cittycat1127 9 months ago
8 people have no heart.
Puppyluvs01 9 months ago
Wonderful video, I live about 10 miles from the monument and eight from the homestead off of 869 west. Where did you get your information for the video? I am in the process of researching the story, I know alot about, for the most part, but need more information. If you could help me I would be very greatful.
njgruse80 9 months ago
@njgruse80 The person to talk to is Harold Whysong. He lives on 869 just outside of Pavia toward Weyant.
milnoid 8 months ago
Such a sad fact. those poor boys. their poor parents. I feek]l for the mother. She had to of felt guilt for not tending to the boys which allowed them to wander off in search of their daddy, May God bless their sould forevermore. And God bless all their descendants and Alison Krause.
ju0404dy0404 9 months ago
I heard this song while surfing thru Napster & I'm still learning more of this tragedy. Alison Krauss's eerie and angelic vocals are phenominal - Arleen
arleen7777777 9 months ago
While Alison recorded this song, it was written by Julie Lee and John Pennell. John has written many songs for Alison in her career, and was the man who started the original Union Station band that Alison was a part of. She later took it over.
TheDaraW 9 months ago
I got chills listening to this song.
breeandjerrysmom 10 months ago
this gave me chills
slipknotgirl06 10 months ago
If Hollywood made a movie about this that would be crazy. The only problem is they would have to put crap in it and make every other word a cuss word and put bad music in it. Also they would take all the good things and make the movie politically correct and make it crap. This has to be some of her greatest work. God Bless
LycoValleyRRFan 10 months ago
awwwwwwwwwwwwww i love this song. bless thier soul. she has a voice of an angle. it is sad but awwwwwwwwwwww
larissathegreat 10 months ago
I luv alison. The lyrics say there was snow on the ground. I would of just followed the kids foot prints in the snow.
jimbearnh 10 months ago
Where would i get this full story from???
1997huntley 11 months ago
The Lost Children of The Alleghenies (Google)
The Allegheny Mountains Remember!
arleen7777777 9 months ago
I can't help but cry!!!! );
sexybel12 11 months ago
Jacob is my great great great grandfather I go to the monument and walk this trail every year
RhoadsGuy827 1 year ago
so sad :(
ShutterFilmz 1 year ago
Reminds me of Joni Mitchell's "The Priest"
marvy1118 1 year ago
i dont cry to often, but i do when i hear this song...lol
adhippie21 1 year ago 17
credit should also be given to Julie Lee and John Pennell who wrote this song. Alison Krauss does a beautiful rendition of it, but she did not write it.
BlackAngel001 1 year ago 2
This is a horrible traged. Like if you have a heart and think this story is heartbreaking.
taylor8659 1 year ago
Don`t forget this is a true story
smaily137 1 year ago
Hello Cousins!~ Jacobs grandfather and my fifth great grandfather, Michael.., were brothers..., thank you Alison Krauss!~
AKjacobsSong 1 year ago 2
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AKjacobsSong 1 year ago
"Whitcher"--sorry!
Susq15 1 year ago
This is a haunting song.
This story is very similar to "Sarah Witcher's Story" (see also the children's book, The Bear That Heard Crying), although that one had a much happier ending.
Susq15 1 year ago
The true story is VERY disturbing. I'm sure not all was revealed. There's more to it than what everyone knows. Maybe a stranger was luring the kids? Very creepy.
compsciguy 1 year ago
Before I have ever listened to this song, I was a big fan of Alison Krauss. I got creeped out when I first heard this song, not knowing it would relate to a the story of my great-great-great uncle who had the dream and it was by an artist I had listened to all the time.
Penguinsgirl87e 1 year ago 11
i cry wen ever i hear this song for i lost my child to
weirdoznight 1 year ago 4
@tasteless6 Technically that's illegal downloading of copyrighted content.. But whatever lol
matthewserta 1 year ago
Grimm and Chilling tune. wow
1994liberty 1 year ago
Wow. Very cool!
jharri1 1 year ago
This song is so sad! I really like this song though because it is a story and she sings so beautiful. I cried the first time I heard it, and I don't usually cry with songs.
ShantellJ 1 year ago
what if jacob was hunting and accidentally shot the boys when he killed the deer? that would stink... and what was the deer doing there? It had to have been some kind of message
but any way wow.... Allison's voice...and this song... just brings the story out so vivid and haunting for me. its like i can see his dream and then see the real scene.
God bless them all.
0kei 1 year ago
thank you for that story it gave me goose bumps
jamesahson3 1 year ago
People who don't like this must see the doctor!
skapoosh 1 year ago
thing is i was near where she is talking about its in verginia
bleachlover293 1 year ago
A Grimm tale
breckandy 1 year ago
WoW!!! Thank u !! I have heard the song know it very well, but did not know it was a tru story! Thanks again Truely a beautiful song!!!
nlongo23 1 year ago
So what happened to these children?
Cheeseheadedbeanboy 1 year ago
@Cheeseheadedbeanboy they died
kidsrule3007 1 year ago
powerful......powerful...Alison has got the pipes
69red64 1 year ago
god i love good music
Selfimaginedself 1 year ago
this is very moving, use your imagination, what do you see?
nerd9903 1 year ago
People would have accused you of witchcraft, said you were crazy, or anything BUT believe you. That's why he told his wife, Sarah, and she had her brother, Harrison, go with him.
And it wasn't Jacob's kids that disappeared. The two little boy’s last name was Cox, not Dibert. Jacob fought for the North in the Civil War and died in a prison camp.
Puzlqueen1 1 year ago
Jacob Dibert was my great, great grandfather. To all of the supporters out there, I thank-you all from the bottom of my heart.
To the haters? Jacob had NOTHING to do with their disappearance. They tried to follow their father and got lost. And if you had a dream like Jacob's, would you really have the nerve to tell someone - in the 1800's?
Puzlqueen1 1 year ago
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Puzlqueen1 1 year ago
goosebumps...got lotsa goosebumps... O_O
shadowgirl32 1 year ago
this is so sad :(
billkaulitzishot2343 1 year ago
Haunting but wonderful.
ladybug4evermore 1 year ago
love song very very good
sheitanbimbo 1 year ago
this song is very meaningful
AwsomeHockeyChick 1 year ago
Great Son. I have two this age and makes me think how hard it was on those two parents to loose them both.
joemorse100 1 year ago
Beautiful song and beautiful voice. If you can't believe in the story of this song, I feel very very sad for you. Take some quiet time to listen to your mind and you may be surprised with what transforms.
chilloften 1 year ago
this is song is sad!!! :'(
dqdancer3 1 year ago
I think this has to be one of my favs - Alison and a sad but true story - pure class
ponyboyuk01 1 year ago
The song gets five stars, the superstition gets one star.
gatorboymike 1 year ago
alison krause is my favorite all time singer as well as her band i was wondering is alison married with a family
dan97182 1 year ago
So yeah, I live 5 miles away from this site and heard the song on CMT.... I dated a dibert during the time I heard the song. Kinda creepy....
SlackerTheory 1 year ago
Alison Krauss sang this sad, sad song so beautifully.
She is awesome!
melodyl52 1 year ago 2
Awesome story, and awesome job by AKUS as usual. Thanks for sharing this sad tale 150+ years later.
monicapop13 1 year ago
Jacob's Dream: The Inconsistencies of the Buddy System.
mllhartshorn 2 years ago
@mllhartshorn what do you mean?
azeryth 1 year ago
georeg and jospeh are my 3rd cousins...they are burried at mount unioun cemtery in lovely pa...my father is buried there....when i go see my father i go visit them... when i went to cox monument i went there i could feel them there...i kept on getting the chills but didnt see anything but they were there i could feel them...this is no lie they are my family...and i think it is kina neat...and for alison krauss to take her time and make this song means alot to me.....thatnk u for reading this...
sassyjamie111 2 years ago 59
My ancestors were from Pennsylvania too. They were from Berks County. I have a feeling it is on the opposite side of Pennsylvania than this but not sure. Do you know?
anneharpen 1 year ago
@sassyjamie111 this song is the first ever to make me almost want to cry... i didnt, of course. this is the saddest song ive ever heard.
demondog45 1 year ago
@sassyjamie111 wow thats amazing i live near cox monument
and i go there sometimes and i feel them there to its intresting.
starznmoonz1 11 months ago
@sassyjamie111 i live right down the street from the monument
starznmoonz1 9 months ago
@sassyjamie111 umm u speled George and Joseph wrong
XDgrace213 8 months ago
@sassyjamie111 I know it must be hard to pass by the monument god bless all your family thank you for shareing with us all thank god i still have my chidren God does give us peace this was the peace they needed through a dream.
rodscamaro1 6 months ago
so sorry idiotic
bandgeeksarecool3 2 years ago
ok little boy doggbiter if you have to get your kicks by posting idoitic comments then so be it
bandgeeksarecool3 2 years ago
With most singers who wants to hear a second song. With Alison you look forward to hearing her next song.
iraqidolphin 2 years ago
doggbiter grow up you fool
bandgeeksarecool3 2 years ago
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doggbiter 2 years ago
what about the man with the dream...
For all we know, he kidnapped them and killed them himself.
MissStaleyHere 2 years ago
Alison has the voice of an angel. I think she is wonderful.
This song and tragedy is new to me.
DarDarJackson 2 years ago 18
@DarDarJackson
Sarah Mclauphin also sings angelish. :D
compsciguy 1 year ago
@DarDarJackson how do you know what an angel sounds like :O?
Froobspwnz 8 months ago
@DarDarJackson "I like your screen name it could be mine (darlajackson) or darmarjackson ....(darlamarlenejackson) ...I just had to share that with ya...lol
suite42014 8 months ago
@DarDarJackson She does have a great voice and the song is amazing!
raulsava10 8 months ago
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grandpa had daddy's sperm froze, and now here I am........crying about his plight
doggbiter 2 years ago
ok. People here may be related to them through the family but they were not your father nor were they your grandfather. They were 5 and 7. Even in 1856 5-7 year olds were not having kids you retard. Get a clue. You have nothing to do with this so just let them alone.
timewass 2 years ago
Chipmunks.
airportbumdad 2 years ago
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this is a very sad tale..... Joseph Cox one of the boys in the story, is actually my father Wish I could have met him
doggbiter 2 years ago
he died as a kid! he could´nt have had you! retard -.-
RonjusAndDorus 2 years ago
i have heard this soooo many times...but as a mother of 2 boys, it kills my heart EVERY time...
ustigirl78 2 years ago 3
my mom's bf is the grandson of Jacob dibert, the one in the song. his ocusin is a songwriter and is the one who wrote this song
bookworm15557 2 years ago
That is such a heartbreaking tale, dear friend, if he is still alive, extend my gratitude for sharing.
Karen Elliott
Oklahoma
kwe1982 2 years ago
Amazing!
72grantorino 2 years ago
vary sad but good song by her, i love all of her songs!
sniperpro7 2 years ago
I can never hear this song without crying. it's so powerful and heartbreaking
edesagubrath 2 years ago 2
This song breaks my heart.
SarahLynnM 2 years ago
i love this song.
and alison has such a beautiful voice. it makes me cry everytime i listen to it.
sexz5may879 2 years ago
I was in dead sleep, when my sister turned on the t.v an this song came on... it sent chills down my spine an I woke up
101Redangel 2 years ago
heard this song for the first time today, on the heels of the death of two local children by drowning in the susquehanna river. tears streamed down my face as i listened to the lyrics and eerie melody. there is great comfort in the final refrain to those who believe. beyond the haunting beauty of this story, i'm sure this song has helped many grieve the loss of loved ones. alison krauss has the voice of an angel.
paraddoc 2 years ago 2
it's also a great closure. :( R.I.P. George & Joseph Cox :(
sexz5may879 2 years ago
laying a child 2 reast is one of the sadest things nd hardest things for a parent to do
PotterFan96 2 years ago
Wow very haunting
kannedfaru 2 years ago
gah this song just kills me! tear up every time yet I still listen to it lol.
RepoLadyWallace 2 years ago 2
aww this song is so sad
it almost made me cry
i love allison krauss
akduran95 2 years ago
Alison is awesome!
15578420 2 years ago 2
i love the song, but the srtory behind it is soooo sad :(
i could never imagine how the parents would have felt....
it makes me wanna cry!!
well done :)
holza1 2 years ago
;( Beautiful voice, but very sad song
ChristianNewsWatch 2 years ago
this brought to mind a 45 minute movie i saw, called 'one night the moon'. it was a very sad true story of a child's disappearance here in australia in the 30's i think. the main actor was paul kelly, the singer.
skweeza169 2 years ago
Oh my.. This song is so sad.. This is the first time I've heard it, and I cried. It gave me chills it was so lovely. Her voice is absolutely amazing smooth and sweet for a soprano.
Its very deep, and the story is truly a tragic one. I've never known of an artist to sing about a premonition and its tragedy. Good job for Alison, and thank for posting the story.
ScreamsOfWhispers 2 years ago 2
Hmmm I wonder if the farmer Jacob Dibert had something to do with the boys disappearance...
Martyl234 2 years ago
Highly doubt it... I think it said they wandered off to follow their dad
matthewserta 2 years ago 8
@matthewserta maybe he was in the woods and found them wandering and did something to them it just how did he know wher they were they say its a dream sent from god i belive in god and that he could do that but it seems he would have done it before they were dead so they would have had a chance to live
nighthunter116 1 year ago
@nighthunter116 god always has a reason... for everything.
demondog45 1 year ago
@Martyl234 Dreams which fortell the future and inform the present were known to happen in mountain culture. I'm from Appalachia (similar culturally), & the interpretations of the Pharoh's dreams by Joseph were (and are) considered biblical support for interpreting dreams.
Want another historical example? Goggle "Elva Zona Heaster Shue"; she is the only ghost on record to testify in a U.S. court, based on the things that Zona told her mother in a dream. {continued in next post}
SacredTask 11 months ago
@matthewserta Now you can say that Zona's husband; Trout Shue, was a man convicted on specious evidence. But consider his record-7 wives & he moved to a new location after the suspicious deaths of some of those wives.
{continued on final post}
SacredTask 11 months ago
@matthewserta Note: Please read these three posts *bottom to top*
I agree, those kids likely followed their daddy into the woods. But in my book, farmer Dilbert was -shown- where the kids lay, and so brought peace to their parents and laid to rest any suspicions that fell on their folks. Some mountain people are seers, and some don't even -know- they are until they are -shown-.
There are more things in heaven and earth (and in those hills and hollers). Namaste,Stephanie
SacredTask 11 months ago
@matthewserta yeah thats true
starznmoonz1 11 months ago
@Martyl234 he didnt if you live were i live
you would know because it happend close
to my house.
starznmoonz1 11 months ago
This song and story is so sad. I cried.
RikeyOMFG 2 years ago
Everytime i listen to this song it makes me cry! This tragedy had happened not to far from my house! I have been to the spot where the 2 boys had died! It's very sad....You guys should go and see the grave site....but i love this song
Guygrabber132 2 years ago
Wow. Thanks for the story.
picardythirds 2 years ago
o wow! i never knew it a true story!
it gave me chills!
VictorianRose92 2 years ago
i love it
scnifepwnt 2 years ago
my dad was the one who tolled me the song becase my name is jacob
scnifepwnt 2 years ago
one of the deepest saddest songs ive ever heard. she has such an amazing voice. i am a soprano (high voiced) singer as well im not fabulous but i can hit the high notes in this song. im okay at singing my friends beg to differ they clain=m i sing well but im not so positive . . . anyway fabulous job Allison very fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!
VampireGirl1031 2 years ago
THIS IS SO SAD!! IT MADE ME WANT TO CRY!
The first time I heard this song, I did cry, in fact.
vannaraegurl 2 years ago 3
thanks i have been looking for this song forever and now i found it thanks to you
lolabuttercakes 2 years ago
extremely sad story, the song is pretty though, almost hauntingly beautiful.
itskaylaaa23 2 years ago 2
i think so too
lolabuttercakes 2 years ago
Great to see the entire story posted, thanks for the upload. :))
SheerFolly 2 years ago
Im a grown man and i want to cry my eyes out just from hearing 30 seconds of the song because i know what is coming
joeanddeb05 2 years ago
This song is amazing, and you did an exalent job. Thank you for making this video. It made me cry. They really thought the parents killed their own children. Well, some do. When they finally found the boys, how long did it take?
Spottedtail01 2 years ago
Wow, over 1000 searchers in the 1850s. Parents always need to be eliminated as suspects. Amazing parallels with today's missing juveniles.
klr65o 2 years ago
YOu did an amazing job..be very proud of your work and thank u so much for sharing !! = )
kim2007fun 2 years ago
this i possibly the most heart rending tune of all time .truly beautiful.
321rolling 2 years ago
the story, her voice , the music... it gets inside your blood and bones, a rare and powerful song so beautifully performed.
thanks for posting, I had wondered for a long time if the song was based on a true event. Thanks for confirming it was.
ZupaDub 2 years ago 2
I love Krauss' telling about the first time she heard the song, and after a couple of verses, she just said "Uh oh, this isn't gonna be good". First time I saw Krauss, I heard this & just went "Holy $%#@, what a song"
teenonator 2 years ago
i've listen to this song more times than i can count, and i still cry when the find them dead. it's so sad how they were just going after their dad, them they died. this has to be one of my favorite songs.
pikaperfect101 2 years ago
now, if jacob had had that dream the first time around, why didn't he just tell someone right then and there and maybe he could have saved the two boys. but why didn't he tell someone the first time around????
SailorMiniMoon4296 2 years ago 2
Maybe you should ask him? I dono if hes still around... But What if's wont save them now :(
But great idea :)
matthewserta 2 years ago
@matthewserta im confused
ase773 1 year ago
at that time the church was more interested in pointing fingers at supposed " witches ' than finding truth. it is so sad that 2 innocent children had to die so the adults could persecute their brothers rather than find 2 lost children. dfran53
familygl 2 years ago
Some believe that the spirit isn't free to sing to someone in a dream until it is free of the body. Be it the deer or one of the boys they could not let Jacob know until they had passed. For those like Jacob who "hear"... do you not think they ask themselves the same question? Perhaps the "gift" here is learning one of Life's hardest lessons..."letting go". Maybe the spirit of children lost choose to be born to assist us with this lesson then return to be safe again in the arms of the Angels.
MOCowboy55 2 years ago
@SailorMiniMoon4296 He might have been accused of being the one who brought them there, since he seemed to have such good knowledge of the area. Wouldn't it seem suspicious to you? Or even worse, he might have been accused of being a witch or something.
Walrusaurus 1 year ago
great song
incubfret364 2 years ago
I have discussed this song with many, and none seemed to know the true story behind it. Thanks for shedding light.
Mystery
mysterystevenson 2 years ago
I just got goosebumps all over listening to this beautiful song.
jgrocksmysocks 2 years ago 2
A beautiful song. I heard of this story in 2002 when i heard the the Cox monument was vandalized (which was sickening...) 5/5 and a fav!
Kohana2007 2 years ago
Everytime I hear this song it sends goosebumps all over me and I cry. Never has a song like this made me feel so emotional and sad. It really affected me, emotionally and they way she sings it is amazing. Im a mother of three small kids and couldn't stop thinking if any of my kids went missing, what I would do. Alisons voice is so angelic and pure, her aura and the way she sings her songs are breathtaking.
Pammiestar 2 years ago 11
I completely know what you are saying! goosebumps and tears! The first time I heard the song I had to sit on my mommie's lap to keep myself together.
DEEMUSICBUG 2 years ago
when my friend introduced me 2 this song i almost cried! i love this song and i hope all ya love it 2!
kaykyn13 3 years ago
I love it more than you could ever know;):D:D:D