SONG INFORMATION

Origin: Traditional (Appalachia, South US, first published 1909)
First recorded and released by Henry Whitter (1923)
The Carter Family (1927)
The Monroe Brothers (1937)

LYRICS

Oh, bury me beneath the willow
Under the weeping willow tree
So she will know where I am sleeping
And perhaps she’ll weep for me

My heart is sad I am lonely
For the only one I love
When shall I see her oh no never
‘Til we meet in heaven above

She told me that she dearly loved me
How could I believe it untrue
Until the angels softly whispered
She will prove untrue to you

Tomorrow was to be our wedding
God oh God where can she be
She’s out a courting with another
And no longer cares for me

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