VERSE 1
Down in th valley
Valley so low
Hang your head over
Hear that train blow
VERSE 2
Hear that train blow, love
Hear that train blow
Hang your head over
Hear that train blow
VERSE 3
Write me a letter
Send it by mail
Send it in care of
Birmingham jail
VERSE 4
Birmingham jail, love
Birmingham jail
Send it in care of
Birmingham jail
VERSE 5
Build me a castle
Forty feet high
So I can see her
As she rides by
VERSE 6
As she rides by, love
As she rides by
So I can see her
As she rides by
VERSE 7
If you don't love me
Love who you please
Put your arms 'round me
Give my heart ease
VERSE 8
Give my heart ease, love
Give my heart ease
Put your arms ' round me
Give my heart ease
VERSE 9
Go down in the valley
Valley so low
Hang your head over
Hear that train blow
VARIANTS:
0264 Down In The Valley
0401 Birmingham Jail
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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