[Verse] Oh I came down the mountain, pick axe in my hand I came down the mountain, pick axe in my hand I hadn't had my fill when I found Pretty Holly's stand Oh Holly, Pretty Holly, would you take me unkind Holly, Pretty Holly, would you take me unkind Let me set beside you and tell you my mind Well my mind is to marry and never to part My mind is to marry and never to part The first time I saw you it wounded my heart [Chorus] The wind whispers through Harlan Woods The wind whispers through Harlan Woods And the girls sing along (stay away stay away) [guitar solo] [Verse] Oh Holly Pretty Holly come go along with me Holly Pretty Holly come go along with me Before the church, beneath the stars, I got a cabin not too far Oh he led her over mountains and valleys so deep He led her over hills and valleys so deep Pretty Holly mistrusted and then began to weep Oh she cried, she cried, I'm afraid of your ways She cried, she cried, I'm afraid of your ways The way you've been rambling you'll lead me astray [Chorus] The wind whispers through Harlan Woods The wind whispers through Harlan Woods And the girls sing along (stay away stay away) [Verse] Oh Holly, Pretty Holly, your guess is about right Holly, Pretty Holly, your guess is about right I dug on your grave the biggest part of last night Oh she knelt down before him a pleading for her life She knelt down before him a pleading for her life Let me be a single girl if I can't be your wife [Chorus] The wind whispers through Harlan Woods The wind whispers through Harlan Woods And the she sang along (stay away stay away) [Verse] Oh he swung his pick axe and he sung her a song He swung his pick axe and he sung her a song Said I'll finally have my fill, I been hungry for so long [Outro] Oh night turns to day and the day turns to night Night turns to day and the day turns to night With a hunger I can't stand, I left the mountain pick axe in hand Oh night turns to day and the day turns to night Night turns to day and the day turns to night Oh night turns to day and the day turns to night Night turns to day and the day turns to night Oh night turns to day and the day turns to night Night turns to day and the day turns to night I left the mountain pick axe in hand (Now she's with the girls in Holly's woods)
