Cat. #1062 (MFH #262) - As sung by Raymond Sanders, Mountain View, Arkansas on May 12, 1970
VERSE 1
It was one starlight evenin'
When we went out to walk
Down by th beautiful garden
There we set down to talk
He threw his arms around me
An' he kissed me o'er an' o'er
Saying, Molly, dearest Molly
An' better we meet no more
VERSE 2
I cried an' I lamented
Th grief I could not tell
Since Willie's gone an' left me here
In th lonely land to dwell
Since Willie's gone an' left me here
In th lonely land to mourn
Now think of lovely Willie
In th valley we'll meet no more
VERSE 3
While Molly was reproaching
She heard somebody say,
Go send for my little Molly
And that, without delay
Go send for my little Molly
An' tell her, to come soon
For the angels waits in Heaven
To welcome Willie home
VERSE 4
The messenger went for her
An' on her bedside lie
Saying, Molly, O Molly
Your sweetheart bound to die
He told me to come for you
An' tell you to come soon
For the angels waits in Heaven
To welcome Willie home
VERSE 5
When Molly heard those tiduns
Then Molly, she fell dead
These were th dying words
An' th very last words she said,
Go send for my ole Mother
An' tell her to come soon
For the angels waits in Heaven
To welcome Willie home
VERSE 6
O, now my story's ended
To you th truth I've told
In yonders fair graveyard
Two true lovers lie cold
Come all you jolly sweethearts
An' pass th graveyard by
An' think of lovely Molly
For Willie's sake, she died