E B7 E E [VERSE] E E7 A In the deep rolling hills of old Virginia E B7 There’s a place I love so well E E7 A Where I spent many days of my childhood E B7 E In the cabin where we loved to dwell [CHORUS] E E7 A White dove will mourn in sorrow, oh E B7 E The willows will hang their heads E E7 A I’ll live my life in sorrow, oh E B7 E E B7 E E Since mother and daddy are dead [VERSE] E E7 A We were all so happy there together E B7 In our peaceful little mountain home E E7 A But the Savior needs angels up in heaven E B7 E Now they sing around the great white throne [CHORUS] E E7 A White dove will mourn in sorrow, oh E B7 E The willows will hang their heads E E7 A I’ll live my life in sorrow, oh E B7 E E B7 E E Since mother and daddy are dead [VERSE] E E7 A As the years roll by I often wonder E B7 Will we all be together someday E E7 A And each night as I wander through the graveyard E B7 E Darkness finds me where I kneel to pray [CHORUS] E E7 A White dove will mourn in sorrow, oh E B7 E The willows will hang their heads E E7 A I’ll live my life in sorrow, oh E B7 E Since mother and daddy are dead