This song is Clayton McMichen’s take on the classic folksong In The Pines, (also known as Black Girl, Hey Girl, My Girl, and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?) which dates back to the 1870’s. Nothing about the original Authorship of the song is known, except that it originated in Southern Appalachia....
[Verse 1]
In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun never shines
You'll shiver when the cold wind blows
There's a grave in the pines, where the sun never shines
There's a grave that's shaded with a pine
[Verse 2]
My true love lies, in a narrow grave
In the pines, where the sun never shines
She's snow lies deep, on my true lovers grave
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
[Verse 3]
We used to sat, and tell of our love
In the pines, where the sun never shines
But now she's gone, like the turtle dove
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
That icy grave, that lies on the hill
I know she's cold up there
I loved her dearer, than all this world
For there never was one so fair
[Verse 4]
I'm an old-time rounder, who's done goin' down
This life is blank to me
For the only one, I ever loved
Was taken away from me
I have my friends, I have my foes
But life to me is blind
She's sleeping now, in a cold dark grave
In the pines, in the pines, in the pines
[Verse 5]
I'm going away, but I won't come back
On a lonesome railroad line
But I can't forget, that sweet little girl
Who sleeps in the pines, in the pines
Grave In The Pines was written by Clifford Gibson.
Grave In The Pines was produced by Clayton McMichen.