In A Little Village Churchyard

In a little village churchyard

There I see a grassy mound

There my sweetheart lies a-sleeping

In the cold and silent ground

Gently waves the weeping willow

Birds they warble sweet and low

And there’s no one left to love me

Since my sweetheart had to go

In that little village churchyard

There I stray with a broken heart

There is no one left to love me

Since the day we had to part

That sad day will I remember

When she called me to her side

How I watched her spirit fading

And the tears did blind my sight

Then she said, “Goodbye my darling

Dry those teardrops from your eyes

Promise me, my little darling

That you’ll meet me up on high.”

In that little village churchyard

There I stray with a broken heart

There is no one left to love me

Since the day we had to part

Oft I’ve wandered to the graveyard

Flowers to plant with tender care

O’er the grave of my dear darling

Darkness finds me weeping there

Recorded 6/8/36 New York, NY