Bury Me Beneath The Willow (2nd pos)
by Southeastern American folk song
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Key:
- G
- Posted by:
- WaltP
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW 2nd pos
Southeastern American folk song
Key: G
Harp: C
-1 -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3” 3 2
-4 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
My heart is sad and I am lone-ly,
-1 3 -3 -3 4 -3 -3”
-4 6 -7 -7 7 -7 -6
Think-ing of the one I love.
-1 -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3” 3 2
-4 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
I know I nev-er more shall see him
-1 3 -3” -3” -3 -3” 3
-4 6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6
Till we meet in heav’n a-bove
-1 -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3” 3 2
-4 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
So bur-y me be-neath the wil-low
-1 3 -3 -3 4 -3 -3”
-4 6 -7 -7 7 -7 -6
‘Neath the weep-ing wil-low tree
-1 -3 4 -3 -3” 3 -3” 3 2
-4 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 6 5
And when he knows where I am sleep-ing
-1 3 -3” -3” -3 -3” 3
-4 6 -6 -6 -7 -6 6
Then per-haps he’ll weep for me