Cat. #0379 (MFH #54) - As sung by Mrs. Olive Coberley, Wheatland, Missouri on July 29, 1959
VERSE 1
Th Baileys daughter, took a walk one day
Th road being hot and dry
An' who did she meet but her own true love
As he came riding by
VERSE 2
She stepped up to th horses head
Took holt of th bridel reins
O, let me ride one mile, she said
For t' ease me of my aching pain
VERSE 3
Before I'll let you ride one mile
Pray, tell me from whence you came
O, I came from Fairazlum Town
Where you have many a time been
VERSE 4
An' how does th Baileys daughter do
Perhaps you do her know
O, she is dead an' in her grave lies
These many a long years ago
VERSE 5
Go saddle me the ole gray steed
Go saddle him, also
That I may go to some foreign country
Where no one does me know
VERSE 6
O, she's not dead, th lady said
O, she's not dead, she cried,
She's standing at your horses head
Waiting for to be your bride
VERSE 7
He took her by th lily white hand
Led her to Fairazlum Town
An' there he made her his lawful wife
An' they lived in Fairazlum Town