Bluegrass Songs - The little girl and the dreadful snake

The little girl and the dreadful snake

Our darling wandered far away
While she was out at play
Lost in the woods she couldn't hear a sound
She was our darling girl
The sweetest thing in the world
We searched for her but she couldn't be found

    I heard the screams of our little girl far away
    Hurry daddy there's an awful dreadful snake 
    I ran as fast as I could though the dark and dreary woods
    But I reached our darling girl too late

Oh, I began  to sigh, I knew that soon she'd havce to die
For the snake was warning me close by
I held her close to my face she said Daddy kill that snake
It's getting dark tell Mommy goodbye

 * Refrain

To all parents I must say don't let your children stray away
They need your love to fuide them along
Oh, God, I pray we'll see our darling someday
It seems we still can hear her voice around our home

 * Refrain