Rosewood Casket Lyrics

Rosewood Casket lyrics

There's a little rosewood casket

Resting on a marble stand

With a
packet of old love letters

Written by my true love's hand



Go
and bring them to me, sister

Read them o'er for me tonight

I have
often tried by could not

For the tears that filled my eyes



When I'm dead and in my casket

When I gently fall asleep

Fall
asleep to wake in heaven

Dearest sister do not weep



Take his
letters and his locket

Place them gently on my heart

But this golden
ring that he gave me

From my finger never part



When I'm dead
and in my casket

When I gently fall asleep

Fall asleep to wake in
heaven

Dearest sister do not weep