Cat. #0678 (MFH #599) - As sung by Tom Aley, Ozark, Missouri on February 8, 1969
VERSE 1
Under th lamp lights flicker'n glow
In th dust of th dance hall floor
Th beautiful star of Banick lies
Never t' sing no more
VERSE 2
She was young an' light hearted, she danced an' sang
Played th game as she knew it, square
She trusted her friends and never did dream
A bullet would find 'er there
VERSE 3
She had a lover so good an' true
In th east, that she'd left behind
An' came to th west as so many do
Her fame an' 'er fortune t' find
VERSE 4
Her fame she did find on th dance hall floor
Where beauty would turn mens heads
She was th queen of them all, but now
Th beautiful star is dead
VERSE 5
Now, many an eye with tears is wet
Many a laugh is still
For th beautiful star of Banick lies
In a grave on th lonely hill