“Bury Me in the Garden”

Description

"Bury me in the garden, mother, mother, Bury me in the garden, mother, mother, mother dear, Bury me in the garden." "O, the moonlight... shines so bright... way down in the garden 'neath the sycamore tree."

References

  1. BrownIII 266, "Bury Me in the Garden" (1 text)
  2. Roud #15743
  3. BI, Br3266

About

Alternate titles: “Bury Me in the Cornfield, Nigger”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1928 (Brown)
Keywords: death burial mother
Found in: US(SE)