DOWN IN THE VALLEY
(learned in the 1940s at camps)
Down in the valley, the valley so low
If you don't love me, love whom you please,
Down in the valley, walking between,
Roses love sunshine, violets love dew,
Build me a castle forty feet high,
Write me a letter containing three lines,
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow
Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow,
Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.
Throw your arms 'round me, give my heart ease.
Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease,
Throw your arms 'round me, give my heart ease.
Telling our story, here's what it sings
Here's what it sings, dear, hear's what it sings
Telling our story, here's what it sings.
Angels in heaven know I love you.
Know I love you, dear, know I love you,
Angels in heaven know I love you.
So I can see him as he rides by.
As he rides by, dear, as he rides by
So I can see him as he rides by.
Answer this question, will you be mine?
Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine?
Answer this question, will you be mine?