Cat. #0521 (MFH #176) - As sung by Betty Were and Lula Davis, Fayetteville, Arkansas on July 5, 1960
VERSE 1
Down yonder in th Green Valley
Where th water lillies bloom
There sleeps a fair young lady
So silent in her tomb
VERSE 2
She did not die broken hearted
Nor sickness caused her death
But t'was her jealous lover
That robbed her of her breath
VERSE 3
One night in last November
When th moon was shining clear
Up stepped her jealous lover
Up to her cottage door
VERSE 4
Come love, come let us wander
Come love, come let us walk
Come love, come let us wander
An' have our wedding talk
VERSE 5
They roamed o'er th hills an' valleys
They roamed thru pathless woods
They roamed till they came to th valley
Where th water lillies stood
VERSE 6
O Willie, darling Willie
I do not wish to roam
O Willie, darling Willie
Please Willie, take me home
VERSE 7
O Liliy, darling Lily
From me you shall not fly
For in these woods, I brought you
An' in these woods you'll die
VERSE 8
Down on her knees she tumbled
An' humbly begged for life
But in her snow white bosom
He plunged th fatal knife
VERSE 9
I never have deceived you
Tho' it be my last breath
I never have deceived you
An' she closed her eyes in death
VERSE 10
Down yonder in th Green Valley
Where th water lillies bloom
There sleeps a fair young lady
So silent in her tomb