Cat. #0877 (MFH #176) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 29, 1969
VERSE 1
One night th moon shone brightly
An' gentla fell th dew
Down, down in a lonely cottage
A jealous lover drew
VERSE 2
Come Emla, lets go roam'in
Thru th meadow gay
And as we wander well ponder
Upon our wedd'in day
VERSE 3
Down, down before him knelling
Plead'in for her life
And in her snowy white bossom
He plunged a dagger's knife
VERSE 4
Down, down in th lonely valley
Where th roses blooms an' fade
There lies my own sweet Emmy
Cold silent in her grave
VERSE 5
She died, not broken hearted
Nor sickness caused her death
It was of a jealous lover
That robber her of her breath