Darling Corey
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Darling Corey
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Chord Chart
Verse
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Chords used:
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Lyrics
Wake up wake up darling Corey
What makes you sleep so sound
The revenue officers are coming
They're gonna tear your still house down
Well the first time I seen darling Corey
She was sitting on the banks of the sea
Had a forty-four around her body
And a banjo on her knee
Go away go away darling Corey
Quit hanging around my bed
Your liquor has ruined my body
Pretty women gone to my head
Dig a hole dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold cold ground
Dig a hole dig a hole in the meadow
Gonna lay darling Corey down
Can't you hear those bluebirds a singing
Don't you hear that mournful sound
They're preaching darling Corey's funeral
In some lonesome graveyard ground
Wake up wake up Darlin Corey
And go get me my gun
I ain't no man for fightin'
But I'll die before I runDemo Videos
About This Song
Darling Corey is a haunting traditional murder ballad that's been a bluegrass standard since the genre's early days. Pete Seeger popularized it in the folk revival, and it became a jam session favorite thanks to its dark story and simple chord progression. The song tells the tale of a moonshiner's daughter who met a tragic end.