Dark Holler

Well I was born in Old Virginia, South Carolina, I did go And there I caught a pretty woman But her age I did not know Well her hair was brown and curly And her cheeks were rosy red And on her breast she wore white lilies Oh the tears I have shed I’d rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shine If you’re to be another man’s darling When you ain't no longer mine And when I sleep I’m dreaming 'bout you When I wake I have no rest And every moment seems like an hour Oh the pain rolls through my breast I’d rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shines If you’re to be another man’s darling When you ain't no longer mine Papa says I must not marry Mama says it’ll never do For little girl if you are women, I will run away with you I’d rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shine If you’re to be another man’s darling When you ain’t no longer mine Well I was born in old Virginia South Carolina I did go