"Gathering Flowers From The Hillside" lyrics - THE CARTER FAMILY

[Chorus:]
I've been gathering flowers form the hillside
To wreath around your brow
But you've kept me waiting so long dear
The flowers have all withered down

[Guitar break]

I know that you have seen troubles
But never hang down your head
Your love for me is like a flower
Your love for me is dead

[Chorus]

It was on one bright June morning
The roses were in bloom
I shot and killed my darling
And what will be my doom?

[Chorus]

[Guitar break]

Those eyes cannot see these roses
Those hands cannot hold them you know
And these lips that still cannot kiss me
Have gone form me forevermore

[Chorus]