Cat. #1040 (MFH #356) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 28, 1969
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