[Verse 1] Wake up, wake up, darling Corey Tell me, what makes you sleep so sound? Them highway robbers are coming Theyre ringing around your town [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 2] Go away, go away, darling Corey Quit hangin around my bed Pretty women gonna run me distracted Corn liquor is killing me dead [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down, lay her down [Verse 3] Oh, the first time I saw darling Corey She was standing in the door She had her shoes and her stockings in her hands And her little bare feet on the floor Oh, the next time I saw my Corey She was sitting on the banks of the sea She had a .44 strapped around her body And a banjo on her knee [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 4] Oh, last time I saw my Corey She had a wine glass in her hand She was drinking that sweet liquor With a lowdown, gambling man [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Verse 5] Dont you hear those bluebirds singing? Hear that mournful sound? Theyre preaching Coreys funeral In the lonesome graveyard ground [Chorus] Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay darling Corey down [Outro] Thank you
dig, hole, corey, meadow, darling