Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
  • I played this song for ages for teaching purposes but lately I was liking the way it sounded on my OctaveMandolin and I hadn't heard a recording like that so I recorded a version and added some photos. I found a pile of traditional verses, compiled my favourites and changed the odd line here and there to fit better with my style. My wife Natalia helped with the harmonies. Hope you like it, lyrics below for reference.
    Oh Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (traditional)
    Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
    These words came low and mournfully
    From the ashen lips of youth who lay
    On his dying bed at the close of day
    Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
    Where the coyotes howl and wind blows free
    In a narrow grave just six by three
    Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
    It matters not or so I've been told
    Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
    Yet please do grant this wish to me
    O bury me not on the lone prairie
    I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
    And a sister's tear will mingle there
    By my father's grave, there let me be
    O bury me not on the lone prairie
    "O bury me not..." And his voice failed there
    But they took no heed of his dying prayer
    In a narrow grave, just six by three
    They buried him there on the lone prairie
    Now cowboys mourn as they roam the plain
    For they marked the spot where his bones were lain
    So cross thyself when you pass his grave
    Say a prayer to God for his soul to save
    Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
    Where the coyotes howl and wind blows free

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