(D) They buried her on (G) the side of the (D) mountain There my darling sleeps in the (A) ground (D) I stayed by her side (G) 'til they covered her (D) over And the last old (A) shovel was laid (D) down (D) Till the last old (G) shovel was laid (D) down, laid down Till the last old shovel was laid (A) down (D) I stayed by her side and I (G) cried and I cried (D) When the last old (A) shovel was laid (D) down
(A) I think of her when (G) it's stormy and (D) raining In that mountain far (A) away (D) I long to be laid by (G) her side on that (D) mountain (D) There'll be rest for (A me on that (D) day There'll be rest for me on that day, that day There'll be rest for me on that day I long to be laid by her side on that mountain On that mountain far away Oh bury me where my true love is sleeping Where she lies in that lonesome ground I'll find sweet rest by the side of my darling When the last old shovel is laid down