Cat. #0708 (MFH #602) - As sung by Max Hunter, Springfield, Missouri on April 20, 1969
VERSE 1
Way down in th meadow
Where th lily first blows
Where th winds from th mountains
N'er ruffled th rose
Lives fond Evalena
Th sweet little dove
Th pride of th valley
Th girl that I love
CHORUS:
Sweet Evalena, dear Evalena
My love for thee
Shall never, never die
Dear Evalena, sweet Evalena
My love for thee
Shall never, never die
VERSE 2
She's fair as a rose
Like a lamb, she is meek
An' never was known
To put paint on her cheeks
In th most graceful curls
Hang 'er raven black hair
An' she never requires
Per-fum-ery there
VERSE 3
Evalena and I
One fine evening in June
Took a walk all alone
By th light of th moon
Th planets all shown
For th Heavens were clear
An' I felt around my heart
O, mi-gh-ty queer
VERSE 4
Three years have gone by
And I've not a dollar
Evalena still lives
In th green grassy holler
Altho' I an fated
T' marry her never
I'll lover 'er, I'm sure
Forever and ever