My Brother's Will Lyrics - Tragic Songs Of Life - Louvin Brothers

My brother and I were out hunting 

A stray bullet made him its mark 

I carried him back to the cabin 

His life nothing more than a spark 

He whispered to me very softly 

Dear brother, I'm going away 

So listen and come to me closely 

There's so much that I have to say 

My sweetheart, her dear name is Sally 

Her mother and father have died 

She's waiting alone in the valley 

When I left her, oh how she cried 

I promised to bring her my fortune 

Return to the valley and wed 

But I've had a call from my maker 

So I'll have to go there instead 

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He gave me the ring he had bought her 

And told of the plans they had made 

He spoke of how long she had waited 

And for his return, how she prayed 

He gave me a small piece of paper 

The will he had made for this day 

I promised to do as he wanted 

The Good Lord would show me the way 

He gave me his home in the valley 

And all of the money he had 

He asked me to marry his Sally 

And promise she'd never be sad 

But once long ago we were rivals 

For I loved her too from the start 

I'd made up my mind to stay single 

For Sally had broken my heart 

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My dear brother went up to heaven 

And I went to our valley home 

But Sally had married another 

So what's left for me but to roam? 

I pray the good Lord up above me 

To keep Brother's faith in me still 

His Sally was fickle, unfaithful 

That's why I broke my brother's will.