Go dig a hole in the meadow
Go dig a hole in the ground
Go dig a hole in the meadow
Let me lay little Corey down
Oh, the first time I saw darling Corey
She was standing on the still-house door
Had a forty-four around her
And a dog [around] the floor
Wake up, wake up darling Corey
How can you sleep so sound
The highwayman is a coming
Gonna lay your still-house down
They crossed the deep blue ocean
They crossed the deep blue sea
Oh, bring to me little Corey
Wherever she may be
Wake up, wake up darling Corey
How can you sleep so late
Time has []
Still []
Oh yes, oh yes darling Corey
Oh, bring to me my gun
I ain't no man for trouble
But trouble just now begun
Go away, go away darling Corey
Quit your hanging around my bed
Whiskey has ruined my body
Pretty women will k** me stone dead
Oh, the last time I saw darling Corey
Had a wine gla** in her hand
She was drinking down her sorrows
With a low down sorry man