I was born in east Virginia To Carolina I did roam There I met a little woman Her age and name I did not know Her age and name I did not know Her hair was of a dark brown color And her cheeks were rosy red On her breast she wore white linen Oh, the tears that I have shed Oh, the tears that I have shed I"d rather be in some dark hollow Where the sun don't ever shine Then to be another's darling And know she never will be mine And know she never will be mine I was known as Blackie's gunman The best gunman in the land I could shoot the ace of diamonds With a drop from either hand With a drop from either hand With the dice I have no equal Some of them are with us now Most of them are sadly sleeping Beneath the weeping willow bough Beneath the weeping willow bough