Mournful Melody

MOURNFUL MELODY

VERSE 1
JUST ACROSS THIS VALLEY, HIGH UP ON THAT HILL
LAYS MY SWEET MILLIE. SHE’S SLUMBERING STILL
SHE DON’T KNOW I’M DYING IN THIS COLD, BARREN FIELD
OH, I WISH I COULD SEE OUR UNBORN CHILD, BUT I NEVER WILL

CHORUS
OH NIGHT BIRD, SING MY MOURNFUL SONG
THE HOWLING WINDS WILL HARMONIZE ALONG
I’M LEAVING SOON. HELP THEM REMEMBER ME
EACH NIGHT YOU SING MY MOURNFUL MELODY

OH OOOH OOH OOOH OOH
UH OOOH OOH OOOH
OH OOOH OOH OOOH OOH
OOOH UH OOOH UH OOOH

VERSE 2
I WAS RUNNING WITH CHAMP’S MEN. WE GOT AMBUSHED TONIGHT.
FIGHTING SEEMS UNIMPORTANT. I AM GIVING MY LIFE.
DEATH IS TAKING ME SLOWLY. YEAH, THIS COULD TAKE ALL NIGHT.
OH, I WISH I COULD SEE MY SWEET MILLIE ANN, MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE.

CHORUS
OH NIGHT BIRD, SING MY MOURNFUL SONG
THE HOWLING WINDS WILL HARMONIZE ALONG
I’M LEAVING SOON. HELP THEM REMEMBER ME
EACH NIGHT YOU SING MY MOURNFUL MELODY

OH OOOH OOH OOOH OOH
UH OOOH OOH OOOH
UH OOOH OOH OOOH OOH OH OOOH
OOOH UH OOOH UH OOH OOOH

OH OOOH OOOH OOOH OOH
UH OOOH OOOH OOOH
UH OOOH OOH OOOH OOH OH OOOH
OOOH OH OOOH UH OOOH


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