Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was born in East Virginia North Carolina I did go There I met the fairest maiden But her name I do not know [Verse 2] Her hair, it was a bright-some colour And her cheeks were rosy red On her breast she wore white lilies All the tears that I have shed [Verse 3] In my heart you are my darling At my door you're welcome in At my gate I'll always meet you If your love I could only win [Verse 4] In the night I'm dreaming of you In the day I find no rest Just the thought of you, my darling Sends aching pains all through my breast [Verse 5] I'd rather be in some dark holler Whеre the sun refusеd to shine Than to see you with another one, darling To know you never will be mine [Verse 6] Oh, when I'm dead and in my coffin With my face towards the sun Come and look upon me, darling See the deed that you have done