Cat. #1095 (MFH #81) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on May 12, 1970
VERSE 1
O, bury me not, on th lone prairie
Was th words came low an' mournfully
From th pale lips of a youth who lay
On his dyin' bed at th close of day
VERSE 2
Bury me not on th lone prairie
Where th wild cowotes will howl o'er me
In a nar-row grave, six by three
O, bury me not, on th lone prairie
VERSE 3
It matters not, I've been told
Where th body lays, when th heart is cold
But grant, O grant, this wish for me
An' bury me not on th lone prairie
VERSE 4
I've always wished when I've died
To be laid in th churchyard on th green hillside
But my Father's grave, let it be
Bury me not, on th lone prairie
(Ollie sang this before but left it in to see if there would be any difference in the text).