VERSE 1
In a little rosewood casket
That is resting on a stand
Is a package of ole letters
Written by a cherished hand
VERSE 2
You may go an' get them Sister
You may read them o'er tonight
I have often tried but could not
For th tears would blind my sight
VERSE 3
Take th locket an' those letters
Place them on my heart
An' this little ring he give me
Never from my finger part
VERSE 4
When I'm dead an' in my coffin
An' my shroud around me wound
An' my nar-row bed is ready
In th cold church yard ground
VERSE 5
Now dear Sister, I am ready
You may read them o'er to me
As I listen to you reading
I will gentla fall asleep
Fall asleep to wake with Jesus
Darling Sister, do not weep
VARIANTS:
0149 Little Rosewood Casket
0382 Rosewood Casket
0491 Little Rosewood Casket
0837 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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