My heart is sad and I am lonely For the only one I love When shall I see him, oh, no never 'Til we meet up in heaven above Oh, bury me beneath the willow Under the weeping willow tree So he may know where I am sleeping And perhaps he will weep for me He told me that he dearly loved me How could I believe it untrue? Until the angel softly whispered He will prove untrue to you Oh, bury me beneath the willow Under the weeping willow tree So he may know where I am sleeping And perhaps he will weep for me Tomorrow was our wedding day Oh, Lord, my God, where can he be? He is out a-courting with another And no longer cares for me Oh, bury me beneath the willow Under the weeping willow tree So he may know where I am sleeping And perhaps he will weep for me