In the pines
In the pines where the sun never shines
You’ll shiver when the cold wind blows
There’s a grave in the pines
Where the sun never shines
There’s a grave that’s shaded with the pines
My true love lies
In a narrow grave
In the pines where the sun never shines
The snow lies deep
On my true love’s grave
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
We used to sit
And tell of our love
In the pines where the sun never shines
But now she’s gone
Like the turtle dove
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
That icy grave
That lies on the hill
I know she’s cold up there
I loved her dearer than all this world
For there never was one so fair
I’m an old-time ‘rounder
Who’s done gone down
This life is blank to me
For the only girl I ever loved
Was taken away from me
I have my friends
I have my foes
But life to me is blind
She’s sleeping now in a cold dark grave
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
I’m going away
But I won’t come back
Gone down some railroad line
But I can’t forget that sweet little girl
Who's asleep in the pines, in the pines.
credits
from Perfect Dad EP,
released December 19, 2016
Clayton McClichen for the original recording!
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