Cat. #0642 (MFH #572) - As sung by Reba Dearmore, Mountain Home, Arkansas on January 7, 1969
VERSE 1
Way down in Lodora,
Way down in Lodora,
Lodora, Lodora, Lodora, my ruin
I spied a young cowboy
All dressed in white linen
All dressed in white linen
And ready for th tomb
CHORUS:
Go play th fifoley
And beat th drum slowly
N' play th death march
To carry me along
Go take me to th churchyard
An throw 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 dancing
It was once in th saddle
That I used to look gay
I first took to drinking
N' then t' card playing
Got shot, and now I am going to die
VERSE 3
Go write me a letter
To my darling sister
Go write me a letter
To my sister, so dear
But, there is one
More dearer than her
Who sadly would weep
If she knew I lay here