Wake up, wake up darling Cory,
What makes you sleep so sound,
The revenuer officer's a comin',
Gonna tear your still house down.

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 Cory down.

Now the last time I seen darling Cory,
She was standin' by the banks of the sea,
A forty-four buckled around her,
And a banjo on her knee.

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Go away, go away darlin' Cory,
Quit hangin' around my bed,
Your liquor has ruined my body,
Pretty women gone to my head.

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Wake up, wake up darling Cory,
And go get me my gun,
I ain't no man for trouble,
And I'll die before I run.

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