Down in the valley, valley so low, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Hear the wind blow, love, hear the wind blow, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. If you don't love me, love whom you please, But throw your arms round me, give my heart ease. Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease. Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease. Down in the valley, walking between, Telling our story, here's what it sings: Here's what it sings, dear, here's what it sings, Telling our story, here's what it sings: Roses of sunshine, vi'lets of dew, Angels in heaven knows I love you, Knows I love you, dear, knows I love you, Angels in heaven knows I love you. Build me a castle forty feet high, So I can see her as she goes by, As she goes by, dear, as she goes by, So I can see her as she goes by. Bird in a cage, love, bird in a cage, Dying for freedom, ever a slave; Ever a slave, dear, ever a slave, Dying for freedom, ever a slave. Write me a letter, send it by mail, And back it in care of the Birmingham jail. Birmingham jail, love, Birmingham jail, And back it in care of the Birmingham jail. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DEPOSITION FROM LOVE by THOMAS CAREW THE DARK HILLS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON RUNNING TO PARADISE by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS BRUCE: INTRODUCTION by JOHN BARBOUR ALONG SHORE by HERBERT BASHFORD TO MY SWEETHEART by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE CLEVEDON VERSES: 9. THE VOICES OF NATURE by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN |