Rosewood Casket

VERSE 1
In a little rosewood casket
Setting on a marble stand
There's a package of love letters
Written by my true love's hand

VERSE 2
Go an' bring them to me, Mother
Come an' set upon my bed
Lay your head upon my pillow
Till my aching heart goes dead

VERSE 3
Read them gently to me Mother
Read them till I fall to sleep
Fall asleep to wake in Heaven
O dear Mother, do not weep

VERSE 4
When I'm dead an' in my coffin
An' my friends are gathered 'round
An' my narrow grave is ready
In some lonesome churchyard ground

VERSE 5
Take th ring from off my finger
Where he placed it long ago
Give it to him as a token
Then in dying I bestow

OTHER COLLECTIONS:
Randolph: IV-763 The Little Rosewood Casket
Belden: p. 220 Little Rosewood Casket
Brown: II-273 Little Rosewood Casket