Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
Jean Ritchie
[Verse 1]
There's a little rosebud casket
Sitting on a marvel stand
There's a package of love letters
Written by my true lover's hand
[Verse 2]
Go and bring them to me, sister
Come and sit upon my bed
Lay your head upon my pillow
Then I'll hear every word he said
[Fiddle Solo]
[Verse 3]
Read them over to me, sister
Read them 'til I fall asleep
Fall asleep to wake with Jesus
O dear sister, do not weep
[Verse 4]
Sister, go and tell him for me
That I would have been his wife
That in death I stronger love him
Even than I could in life
[Verse 5]
Bid him not to weep, dear sister
Even though we're torn apart
He must learn to love another
Time will ease the broken heart
[Banjo Solo]
[Verse 6]
But if he never finds another
Life is short and time is fleet
Tell him that we'll meet in heaven
Where our joy will be complete
[Verse 7]
There's a little rosebud casket
Sitting on a marvel stand
There's a package of love letters
Written by her true lover's hand
The Little Rosebud Casket was written by Traditional.