Cat. #1574 (MFH #1037) - As sung by Burl Harvey, Fayetteville, Arkansas on August 18, 1975
VERSE 1
Tho' th night was dark an' stormy
An' this message came to me
It was from my darlin' Nellie
Who was far across th sea
O, little Jack, I know I'm sorry
Have no friends, no parents nigh
But rememeber, dearest Jackie
There's a home for us on high
VERSE 2
Well, Mother I was leaving
I must go across th sea
I must find my darlin' Nellie
Who so dearly cared for me
I was wanderin' thru th graveyard
When I found her name inlaid
It was there, my heart was broken
It was there I knelt and prayed
VERSE 3
Now, I left --- --- in saddness
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An' th girl I loved so deeply
In th cold an' silent grave
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There they'll lay me when I die