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OLD JIM LANE (OLD GENERAL LANE; SAD STATION) Sung by: Mrs. Lon Jones Recorded in Mountain Home, AR, 7/17/52 Click here to listen to the original recording Here sits a young man in his sad station To mourn the loss of his own true love. It has been said that she was slain All by the hand of old Jim Lane. Oh, no, no, 'tis not so! He come back to be her beau. Oh, no, no, 'tis not so! She's come back to be his beau. (Spoken comment by Mrs. Jones: "I've got it wrong.") Here sits a young lady in her sad station To mourn the loss of her own true love. It has been said that he was slain All by the hand of old Jim Lane. Oh, no, no, 'tis not so! He's come back to be her beau. Oh, no, no, 'tis not so! He's come back to be her beau. Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #560, "Old General Lane." |
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