Down in the Valley ================== Traditional [Verse 1] Down in the valley, the valley so low, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow. Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. [Verse 2] Roses love sunshine, violets love dew, Angels in heaven know I love you. Know I love you, dear, know I love you. Angels in heaven know I love you. [Verse 3] Writing this letter, containing three lines, Answer my question, "Will you be mine?" "Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine?" Answer my question, "Will you be mine?" [Verse 4] Write me a letter, send it by mail; Send it in care of Birmingham Jail. Birmingham Jail, dear, Birmingham Jail. Send it in care of Birmingham Jail. [Verse 5] If you don't love me, love whom you please. Put your arms 'round me, give my heart ease. Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease. Put your arms 'round me, give my heart ease. [Verse 6] Build me a castle forty feet high So I can see her as she rides by. As she rides by, dear, as she rides by. So I can see her as she rides by. [Repeat Verse 1]