Momma, hey momma

Come looking for me

I'm here in the meadow

By the red maple tree



Momma, hey momma

Look sharp

Here I'll be

Hey, hey momma, look sharp



Them soldiers they fired

Oh ma did we run

But when we turn around

The battle be dark

Then I went under

Ah ma, am I done

Hey, hey momma, look sharp



My eyes are wide open

My face to the sky

Is that you, I'm hearing

In the tall grass near by

Ah momma come and find me

Before I do die

Hey, hey momma, look sharp



I'll close your eyes, my baby

Them eyes that can not see

And I'll bury you, my Billy

Beneath the maple tree

And never again

Will you whisper to me

Hey, hey, oh momma, look sharp