Darling Corey

Traditional

[Verse 1]
Wake up, wake up, darling Corey
What makes you sleep so sound?
The revenue officers are coming
For to tear your still house down

[Verse 2]
The first time I saw darling Corey
She was sitting by the sea
Had a pistol strapped about her body
And a banjo on her knee

[Verse 3]
Go away, go away, darling Corey (Go away, go away, darling Corey)
Quit hanging 'round my bed (Quit hanging ’round my bed)
Pretty women driving me crazy (Pretty women driving me crazy)
Corn liquor's killing me dead (Corn liquor's killing me dead)

[Verse 4]
The last time I seen darling Corey
Had a drem glass in her hand
She was trying to drive away hеr troubles
With a ramblin’, gamblin' man

[Verse 5]
Dig a hole, dig a hole in thе meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Just to lay poor Corey down

[Verse 6]
Oh, listen to the bluebirds a-singing
Don't you hear that mournful sound
They're a-preaching Corey's funeral
In that lonesome graveyard ground

[Verse 7]
Wake up, wake up, darling Corey
What makes you sleep so sound?
The revenue officers are coming
For to tear your still house down

Trivia about the song Darling Corey by The Brothers Four

When was the song “Darling Corey” released by The Brothers Four?
The song Darling Corey was released in 1963, on the album “The Big Folk Hits”.
Who composed the song “Darling Corey” by The Brothers Four?
The song “Darling Corey” by The Brothers Four was composed by Traditional.

Most popular songs of The Brothers Four

Other artists of Blues