She Sleeps Her Last Sleep
Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;
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Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;Weep for thy loved one sleeps her last sleep.Gaze on the form where beauty once bloomed;Now in the dust it must be entombed.
Refrain.
Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;Weep for thy loved one sleeps her last sleep.
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Bear her away, friends, to her last home;Peacefully lay her down in the tomb.Lightly, tread lightly, round the low bed;Sweetly now sleeps the beautiful dead.
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Beautiful song-birds, sing round her grave;Gently ye pine-boughs, over her wave;Blow, ye soft breezes, sweet breath of spring;Musical rill, your requiem sing.
Last stanza.
Soon shall we meet her, weeping no more,Meet her upon yon beautiful shore.
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* "He or "she," as desired.
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From "Coronet," by per. Root & Cady.