Hemlocks And Primroses Lyrics - The Stanley Brothers

Thinking of you while out for a ramble 

Down by a cold frosty stream 

Set down on a bed of hemlocks and primroses 

And gently I fell into a dream 

I dreamed I saw a pretty fair maiden 

Such beauty I'd never saw before 

Her dress was bound round with hemlocks and primroses 

So green was the mantel she wore 

Her hair was of a dark brown color 

Her teeth was as ivory so white 

Her eyes they shined like sparking diamonds 

Or stars than shine on a cold frosty night 

I drew her near then I awakened 

With two empty arms and you on my mind 

Heaven seemed so near while I was dreaming 

It hurts to know you left me behind