Bury Me Beneath The Willow

My heart is sad and full of sorrow,
Weeping for the one I love.
When shall I see her, oh, no never,
‘Till we meet in Heaven above.

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Bury me beneath the willow,
Under the weeping willow tree.
So she may know where I am sleeping,
And perhaps she’ll weep for me.

Tomorrow is our wedding day,
But Lord, Lord where is she?
She’s gone, she’s gone to seek another,
She no longer cares for me.

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She told me that she did not love me,
But I couldn’t believe it true.
Until an angel softly whispered,
She no longer cares for you.

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Place on my grave a snow-white Lilly,
For to prove my love was true.
To show the world I died of grieving,
For her love I could not win.

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Submitted by Angela M. Ruley

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