BMI Work #: 8544828
Cottonwood Tree (Larry W. Jones 11/29/2006) (song#4189)

Why is this trail so sad and lonely
The tale is of a faded love
One that will never come again
Under moon and stars above

Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood
Under the cottonwood tree
For she must not have understood
How much she meant to me

I heard her say that she loved me
How could I see her words untrue
The cottonwood tree has whispered
Her false love wasn't meant for you

Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood
Under the cottonwood tree
For she must not have understood
How much she meant to me

Tomorrow was our marriage day
On what lost trail could she be
Her carriage has gone another way
She's withdrawn her love from me

Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood
Under the cottonwood tree
For she must not have understood
How much she meant to me

Oh, bury me 'neath the cottonwood tree