VERSE 1
In a little rosewood casket
That is resting on a stand
Is a package of ole letters
Written by a lovers hand
VERSE 2
Will you go and get them, Sister
Will you read them o'er to me
For oft' times I've tried to read them
But for tears, I could not see
VERSE 3
You have got them now, dear Sister
Come an' set, beside my bed
An' press gently to your bosom
My poor throbbing, aching head
VERSE 4
Tell him that, I never blamed him
Not an unkind word was spoke
Tell him tell, O, tell him Sister
That my heart is cold and broke
VERSE 5
Read each precious line, so slowly
That you will not miss a one
For th precious hand that wrote them
His last word to me is done
VERSE 6
Tell him, that I never blamed him
Tho' to me he proved untrue
Tell him, that I'll never forget him
Till I bid this world adieu
VERSE 7
When I'm dead an' in my casket
An' my shroud around me fold
An' my narrow grave is ready
In some pleasant church yard go
VERSE 8
Place his letter an' his locket
All together on my heart
And that little ring, he gave me
Never from my finger part
VERSE 9
You have finished now, dear Sister
Will you read them o'er again
While I listen to you read them
I will lose all sign of pain
While I listen to you read them
I will gently fall asleep
To awake again with Jesus
Darling Sister, do not weep
VARIANTS:
0149 Little Rosewood Casket
0491 Little Rosewood Casket
0837 Little Rosewood Casket
1040 Little Rosewood Casket
1175 Little Rosewood Casket
1425 Rosewood Casket
1481 Little Rosewood Casket
1545 Little Rosewood Casket
OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: IV-763 The Little Rosewood Casket
Belden: p. 220 Little Rosewood Casket
Brown: II-273 Little Rosewood Casket
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