Cat. #0429 (MFH #176) - As sung by Mrs. George Ripley, Milford, Missouri on November 21, 1959
VERSE 1
Was on one summers evening
When th grass was wet, with dew
When to a loneli cottage
A jealous lover drew
VERSE 2
Says he, to Fair Ellen
In a kind an' loving way
Let's go walk an' talk together
About our wedding day
VERSE 3
O Edward, I am weary
I do not care to roam
My footsteps would grow dreary
O Edward, take me home
VERSE 4
You horrid, cruel villian
Don't draw that knife on me
You know not half th danger
That act impells on me
VERSE 5
O Edward, I forgive you
Have I not played loves true part
He smiled an' pressed her closer
To his young an' cruel heart
VERSE 6
Down by th flowing river
Where th dark green willows weep
Where th leafy branches quiver
There's where Fair Ellen sleeps
VERSE 7
Every morning a lonely stranger
Comes an' lingers many hours
For it is Fair Ellens lover
An' he strews her grave with flowers