Down in the Valley

Cat. #0264 (MFH #147) - As sung by Rev. Harold Hunter and Max Hunter, Eldorado Springs on October 7, 1958

VERSE 1
Down in th valley
Th valley so low
Hang your head over
Hear th wind blow

VERSE 2
Hear th wind blow, dear
Hear th wind blow
Hang your head over
Hear th wind blow

VERSE 3
Writing this letter
Containing three lines
Answer my question
Will you be mine

VERSE 4
Will you be mine, dear
Will you be mine
Answer my question
Will you be mine

VERSE 5
If you don't love me
Love whom you please
Throw your arms 'round me
Give my heart ease

VERSE 6
Throw your arms 'round me
Before it's to late
Throw your arms 'round me
See my heart break

VERSE 7
Roses love sunshine
Violets love dew
Angels in heaven
Know I love you

VERSE 8
Know I love you, dear
Know I love you
Angels in heaven
Know I love you

VERSE 9
Go build me a castle
Forty feet high
So I can see her (him)
As he goes by

VERSE 10
As he goes by, dear
As he goes by
So I can see him
As he goes by

VARIANTS:
0401 Birmingham Jail
0489 Down In The Valley

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: IV-772 Down In The Valley
Belden: p.488 Down In The Valley
Brown: III-330 Down In The Valley

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