| Subject: Re: old song lyrics identified |
Author:
Judith Solomons
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Date Posted: 14:35:12 10/01/03 Wed
In reply to:
Jay
's message, "old song lyrics identified" on 12:51:17 04/14/03 Mon
>My dad used to sing this song and I don't know if he
>made it up or it was a popular 1920's- 30's tune.
>Lyrics go " In Jersey City where I used to dwell, a butcher boy I loved so well. He came and took my heart away, and then with me no more to stay. My father came home from a hard day's work and found me lying on the bed; he picked me up and put me down and in my hand these words he found: oh dig my grave and dig it deep, with marble walls from head to feet, and on my breast a snow white dove, to show the world I died from love." Where did this song come from?
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