Cat. #0840 (MFH #78) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 27, 1969
VERSE 1
O brother Green, do come to me
For I am shot and bleeding
Here I am no more to see,
My wife an' my little children
VERSE 2
Th southern foe has layed me low
On this cold ground, to suffer
Stay brother, stay, an' lay me away
An' write my wife a letter
VERSE 3
Tell her, do not grieve
For th loss of her poor husband
Tell her that, I did die
Fighting for her freedom
VERSE 4
My little children, near my heart
If I could once more see them
Them away there, an' out'a bound
An' me way here in Georgie
VERSE 5
Tell her to treat them right
An' raise them up for Heaven
That they may love an' serve th Lord
Their sins will be forgiven
VERSE 6
Tell sister Nancy, do not grieve
For th loss of her poor brother
Tell 'er that, we'll meet on high
An' see our dear old Mother