Sung by Nora Hicks

Copied by Addie Hicks

Given me by Edith Walker



DARLING CARY

        

Wake up, wake up Cary o?

What makes you sleep so late?

For the highway boys are a-waiting

They’re waiting at your gate.



Wake up, wake up, darling Cary

What makes you sleep so sound?

For the highway boys have srowened 

They are marching around your town.



Last night as I lay on a pillow

Las night I lay on a bed

Las night as I lay on a pillow

I dreamed darling Cary was dead.



Go away from my bed darling Cary

And stop your hanging around

For corn licker has srowened in my body 

Poor boys, pretty women has taking me down.



Come here my little darling

Less do the best we can

I'll get me another woman

You can get you another man.



Oh, yes, oh yes, my darling

We will do the best we can

For I will never give my pleasures 

To another married man.



Go dig a hole in a meddow

Go dig a hole in the ground

Go dig a hole in a meddow

And see darling Cary go down.



When I’ve got plenty of money

My friends all hanging around

But when my pocket book is empty

Not a friend in the world can be found.



Come here my little darling

And hand me my gun

I an’t no hand for trouble 

But I’ll die before I’ll run.