Darling Corey

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Wake up, wake up darling Corey Tell me what makes you sleep so sound? Them highway robbers are coming They're ringing around your town [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 2] Go away, go away darling Corey Quit hangin' around my bed Pretty women gonna run me distracted Corn liquor is killing me dead [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 3] Oh, the first time I saw darling Corey She was standing in the door She had her shoes and her stockings in her hands And her little bare feet on the floor [Verse 4] Oh, the next time I saw darling Corey She was sitting on the banks of the sea She had a forty-four strapped around her body And a banjo on her knee [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 5] Oh, last time I saw darling Corey She had a wine glass in her hand She was drinking that sweet liquor With a low-down, gambling man [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 6] Don't you hear those bluebirds singing? Don't you hear that mournful sound? They're preaching Corey's funeral In the lonesome graveyard ground [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down