The Carter Family

St Regis Girl

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St Regis Girl

Written by A.P. Carter

	  		            G                                     D 
    In a pine treated grave by the river, 
                                                               G 
    where the nightingale sings sad and low, 
           C                                    G 
    all alone lies a Saint Regis maiden, 
                   D                                      G 
    who did sing this sad song years ago. 

                 G                                       D 
    Never more will my heart fill with gladness, 
                                                    G 
    as I stroll through the forest again, 
               C                                   G 
    for to prison they've taken my lover, 
                D                                       G 
    that's why my poor heart's full of pain. 

                    G                                    D 
    When in prison you’re dying from sorrow, 
                                                    G 
    I hope you'll recall those last days, 
                C                                  G 
    that together we spent in this valley, 
                   D                                             G 
    and the vows that we've shared on its quay. 

             G                                           D 
    Oh, if I could but burn down that prison 
                                            G 
    to steal you away for awhile, 
                       C                            G 
    they could carry me off to the gallows, 
                D                                    G 
    and I'd go to my doom with a smile. 

                        G                           D 
    When the moon is high in the heavens, 
                                                           G 
    and the mountains do gleam in its light, 
             C                                     G 
    how often I'll dream of you, sweetheart, 
               D                                  G 
    as I mourn there alone in the night. 

                     G                                   D 
    There will be a green grave in the forest, 
                                                       G 
    and people when passing that way 
            C                                     G 
    will think of that Saint Regis maiden, 
                D                                  G 
    as she lies there alone in the clay. 

           G                                          D 
    A shadow has crossed o'er the valley, 
                                                     G 
    where once only sunshine did reign, 
                  C                                     G 
    but wherever life's pathway may lead me, 
                D                               G 
    I shall ever remember our dream. 

               G                                 D 
    In the future someday I will meet you, 
                                                             G 
    on the bright shore so far from this world, 
              C                                  G 
    and there before God I will greet you, 
                       D                                   G 
    that's the dream of the Saint Regis girl. 
		  

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