Darling Nellie Across The Sea


Oh the night was dark and stormy
When this message came to me
It was from my darling Nellie
Who is far across the sea

Oh dear Jack I know I'm dying
I've no friends or parents nigh
But remember dearest Jackie
There's a home for us on high
Oh dear mother I must leave you
I must go across the sea
I must find my darling Nellie
Who so dearly cared for me

I was wondering through the grave yard
When found where Nellie lay
It was there my heart was broken
It was there I knelt and prayed

Now I'm left alone in sadness
On the fields the flowers wave
And the girl I love is sleeping
In the cold and silent grave

Lay me where my Nellie's sleeping
Close beside her let me lie
Where the blooming flowers are creeping
There oh lay me when I die

Darling Nellie Across The Sea de The Carter Family

This song appears in 16 albums


Anthology, Vol. 1 (1929-1932)
2019

Lonesome For You
2016

Titanium Hits
2014

Darling Nellie Across the Sea
2014

The Story of the Carter Family Vol.3
2012

The Carter Family Wild Flower Vol.2
2012

Country Legends: The Carter Family, Vol.2 (Remastered)
2012

Country Folk
2012

Beyond Patina Jazz Masters: The Carter Family Vol. 1
2011

Lonesome Valley
2011

When I'm Gone
2011

The Complete Carter Family Collection, Vol. 3
2011

Lonesome Valley (Remastered)
2010

Lonesome Valley (1927 - 1941)
2010

The Carter Family Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
2006

The Birds Were Singing of You
1963
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