O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
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"Oh bury me not on the lone prairie"
These words came sad and mournfully
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On his dying bed at the close of day
It matters not, so I've been told
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
But grant, oh grant this wish to me
Bury me not on the lone prairie
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
Where coyotes howl, the wind blows free
In a narrow grave, six by three
Oh bury me not on the lone prairie
Oh bury me not, his voice failed there
We took no heed of his dying prayer
In a narrow grave, six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie
And the cowboys now, as they roam the plain
They mark a spot where his bones were lain
Fling a handful of roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God, his soul to save