Cat. #1126 (MFH #366) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on April 9, 1970
VERSE 1
As I went out walking
For a pleasure one day
In th cool of th evenin'
To pass time away
I sat there amusing
Myself on th grass
Who should I spie
But a fair Indian lass
VERSE 2
She set down beside me
An' takin' my hand
Saying, you are a stranger
An' in a strange land
But if you will follow
Your welcome to come
Dwell in th cottage
That I call my home
VERSE 3
Th sun was fair sinking
Far over th sea
As I wandered along
With th pretty Mohee
Together we wandered
Together we roamed
Till we came to th cottage
In th coconut grove
VERSE 4
This is th expression
She made unto me
Sayin, if you consent, sir
To stay here with me
An' go no more roaming
Across th deep sea
I'll teach you th language
Of little Mohee
VERSE 5
O, no, my dear maiden
That can never be
I have a true love
In my own count-ry
I would not forsake her
For I know he loves me
And her heart is as true
As th little Mohee
VERSE 6
It was early one morning
One morning in May
To this fair maiden
These words I did say
I'm going to leave you
So, farewell my dear
My ship they are sailing
For home I must go
VERSE 7
Th last time I saw her
She stood on th sand
An' as my boat passed her
She waved me her hand
Saying, when you get home to
Th girl that you love
Think of little Mohee
In th coconut grove
VERSE 8
An' when I had landed
With th girl that I love
Both friends an' relation
Gethered 'round me once more
I gazed all about me
No one did I see
That could compare with
My little Mohee
VERSE 9
An' th girl that I trusted
Had proved untrue to me
So, I'll turn my course backward
An' th land I will flee
I'll go spend my days
With th little Mohee