Come little girl let's go get married My love is so great, how can you slight me I'll work for you both late and early At my wedding my little wife you'll be
Oh Willie dear, let's both consider We're both too young to be married now When we're married, we're bound together Let's stay single just one more year
He went to the bar where she was dancing A jealous thought came to his mind I'll kill that girl, my own true lover Before I let another man beat my time
He went to the bar and called her to him She said Willie dear, what you want with me Come and drink wine with the one that loves you More than anyone else you know, said he
While they were at the bar a-drinking That same old thought came to his mind He'd kill that girl, his own true lover
He gave her poison in a glass of wine
She laid her head over on his shoulder Said Willie dear, please take me home That glass of wine that I've just drinken Has gone to my head and got me drunk
He laid his head over on the pillow Let me read you the law let me tell you my mind Molly dear, I'm sorry to tell you We both drank poison in a glass of wine
They folded their arms around each other They cast their eyes unto the sky Oh God, oh God, Ain't this a pity That the both true lovers are bound to die
My latest sun is sinking fast, my race is nearly run My strongest trials now are past, my triumph has begun Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
Oh bear my longing heart to him who bled and died for me Whose blood now cleanses from all sin and gives me victory Oh, come Angel Band come and around me stand Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home Oh bear me away on your snow white wings to my immortal home
In the deep rolling hills of old Virginia There's a place that I love so well Where I spent many days of my childhood In the cabin where we loved to dwell
White dove will mourn in sorrow The willows will hang their heads I'll live my life in sorrow Since mother and daddy are dead
We were all so happy there together In our peaceful little mountain home But the Savior needs angels up in heaven Now they sing around the great white throne
As the years roll by I often wonder If we will all be together someday And each night as I wander through the graveyard Darkness finds me as I kneel to pray
Death is an angel sent down from above Sent for the buds and the flowers we love Truly 'tis so, for in heaven's own way Each soul is a flower in the Master's bouquet
Gathering flowers for the Master's bouquet Beautiful flowers that will never decay Gathered by angels and carried away Forever to bloom in the Master's bouquet
Let us be faithful till life's work is done Blooming with love 'til the reaper has come Then we'll be gathered together someday Transplanted to bloom in the Master's bouquet
Now darlin', I've tried, I've never done wrong I've been fair to you, you know all along Why treat me this way, you're breakin' my heart I'm lonesome for you we're so far apart
It's never too late to start over new I've loved you so long, you know I've been true Please come back to me, my heart is so blue It's never too late to start over new
Now when you are tired, your new love gone down I hope you'll return and I'll still be around I love you so well, you know I will wait But remember these words, it's never too late
It's never too late to start over new I've loved you so long, you know I've been true Please come back to me, my heart is so blue It's never too late to start over new
Have you someone in Heaven awaiting? Expecting you on that beautiful shore Be ready to join that great band of angels When they welcome you into that Heavenly door (When they welcome you into that Heavenly door)
Come sinners take heed while Jesus is waiting Please never be caught in the pathway of sin For Jesus may call you home in the mornin' When Heaven's gates open will you enter in?
Have you someone in Heaven awaiting? Expecting you on that beautiful shore Be ready to join that great band of angels When they welcome you into that Heavenly door (When they welcome you into that Heavenly door)
The savior will hear the prayer of the sinner No matter how dark, no matter how late He'll welcome you home to the Heavenly mansion Take a straight narrow way to that beautiful gate
Have you someone in Heaven awaiting? Expecting you on that beautiful shore Be ready to join that great band of angels When they welcome you into that Heavenly door (When they welcome you into that Heavenly door)
Out in the cold world and far away from home Some mother's boy is wandering all alone No one to guide him or keep his footsteps right Some mother's boy is homeless tonight
Oh, bring back to me, my wandering boy For there is no other that's left to give me joy Tell him his mother with faded cheeks and hair Is at the old home, awaiting him there
Out in the hallway there stands a vacant chair Had an old pair of shoes he used to wear Empty now the cradle, he used to love so well Oh, how I love him, no tongue can tell
Oh, bring back to me, my wandering boy For there is no other that's left to give me joy Tell him his mother with faded cheeks and hair Is at the old home, awaiting him there
Well, I remember the parting words he said "We'll meet again where tears are never shed No separation [Incomprehensible] When life is over, I'll meet you up there
Oh, bring back to me, my wandering boy For there is no other that's left to give me joy Tell him his mother with faded cheeks and hair Is at the old home, awaiting him there
Here's a story of two childhood sweethearts And a love that we shared still untold How our simple little vows they were broken And our love that I treasured more than gold
Are you tired of the life that you're livin'? Does your mind wander back to the past? Do you think of the love you've forsaken? Darlin' true love is too sweet to last
I remember that night in the moonlight When you said that you'd found someone new Do you realize the heartache you've caused me You should know that my love was so true
Are you tired of the life that you're livin'? Does your mind wander back to the past? Do you think of the love you've forsaken? Darlin' true love is too sweet to last
Alone and sad as I'm travelling I'm lost on this sea of regret Wandering back to the place of my childhood And the one that I've always loved the best
Are you tired of the life that you're livin'? Does your mind wander back to the past? Do you think of the love you've forsaken? Darlin' true love is too sweet to last
After traveling through this world of sorrow No one on earth to call my friend I'm on my way back to old Kentucky Where I met and loved but could not win.
I've always loved you little darling My heart will always feel the same I could never do one thing to hurt you I'd rather die than bring you shame.
When that cold dark shroud is wrapped around me They lay my weary head to rest Will you stand around and gaze upon me For I'm the one that loved you best
When your golden hair is turned to silver The master calls your soul to heaven Where we can be free from all our troubles I'll meet you there at journey's end
