Released: March 2, 1987
Songwriter: Traditional
Producer: George Massenburg
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
Go and bring them to me, sister
Read them o'er for me tonight
I have often tried, but I could not
For the tears that filled my eyes
[Verse 3]
When I'm dead and in my casket
When I gently fall asleep
Fall asleep to wake in heaven
Dearest sister, do not weep
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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
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
[Verse 2]
Go and bring them to me, sister
Read them o'er for me tonight
I have often tried, but I could not
For the tears that filled my eyes
[Verse 3]
When I'm dead and in my casket
When I gently fall asleep
Fall asleep to wake in heaven
Dearest sister, do not weep
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
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
more tracks from the album
From the album
- Trio (1987)
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris popular songs
- Wildflowers
- The Pain of Loving You
- When We’re Gone, Long Gone
- After The Gold Rush
- Feels Like Home
- Lover’s Return
- Making Plans
- To Know Him Is to Love Him
- Hobo’s Meditation
- Telling Me Lies
- My Dear Companion
- Those Memories of You
- I’ve Had Enough
- Rosewood Casket
- Farther Along
- The Blue Train
- He Rode All the Way to Texas
- You’ll Never Be the Sun
- I Feel the Blues Movin’ In
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- High Sierra