Well, I was born In old Virginia South Carolina I did go And there I courted a pretty women But her age I did not know Well her hair was brown and curly And her cheeks were rosy red And on her breast she wore white lilies Oh, the tears that I have shed I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shines Than for you to be another man's darling When you ain't no longer mine And when I'm asleep I'm dreaming 'bout you And when I wake I havе no rest And every momеnt seems like an hour Oh, the pain rolls through my breast I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shines Than for you to be another man's darling When you ain't no longer mine ♪ Papa says I must not marry But Mama says it'll never do But little girl, if you are willing I will run away with you I'd rather be in some dark holler Where the sun never shines Than for you to be some other man's darling When you ain't no longer mine ♪ Well, I was born in old Virginia South Carolina I did go