Cat. #0550 (MFH #572) - As sung by May Kennedy McCord, Springfield, Missouri on October 21, 1960
VERSE 1
__ _____ ____ ____ carry me along
Take me t' th green valley
An' place th sod o'er me
For I'm a young cowboy
An' I know I"ve done wrong
VERSE 2
It was once in th saddle
I used to go dashing
It was once in th saddle
I used to go gay
I first took to gambling
An' then t' card playing
Got shot in th breast
An' I'm dying today
VERSE 3
Get six jolly cowboys
To carry my coffin
Get six pretty maidens
To carry my pawl
Lay bunches of roses
All over my coffin
__ __ ___ _ __ ___
_____ __ _ ____as they fall