The Jealous Lover

The Jealous Lover - The Stanley Brothers

Down in the low green valley

Where the violets bloom and fade

There sleeps sweet blue eyed Ellen

In a cold and silent grave

She died not broken hearted

Nor by disease she fell

But in one moment parted

From the one she loved so well

One night when the moon was shining

And the stars shone brightly too

Down to her lonely cottage

Her jealous lover drew

Come love let's take a ramble

Out in the woods so gay

And there we'll sit together

And name our wedding day

The way grows dark and dreary

And I do not wish to stay

Of wandering I'm so weary

So let's retrace our way

Retrace your steps no never

You have no wings to fly

And on this lonely mountain

Sweet Ellen you must die

Farewell my loving parents

I'll never see you any more

But long you'll wait my coming

At the little cottage door