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My heart is sad and I am lone ly, think ing of the one I love.
I know I nev er more shall see him till we met in heav’n a bove.
So bur y me be neath the wil low; ’Neath the weep ing wil low tree.
And when he knows where I am sleep ing, then per haps he’ll weep for me.
They told me that he loved an oth er, I could not be lieve them true
un til an an gel soft ly whis pered, “he has proved his love un true.”
So bur y me be neath the wil low, ’neath the weep ing wil low tree,
and when he knows where I am sleep ing then per haps he’ll weep for me.
To mor row was to be our wed ding Lord, oh Lord where can he be?
He’s gone a way to wed an oth er; he no lon ger cares for me.
So bur y me, oh bur y me
’neath the weep ing wil low tree
And when he knows where I am sleep ing, then per haps he’ll weep,
weep,
weep,
for me.
This page shows “Bury Me Beneath The Willow” by Traditional in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.
This arrangement is a great way to develop your Alberti bass technique in a musically meaningful context — your left hand will cycle through broken chord patterns (root-fifth-third-fifth) that need to stay smooth and even at 80 BPM, so start by practicing that hand alone until the rolling motion feels automatic. In the key of A, you'll be working primarily with A, D, and E chord shapes, and the trickiest moment is usually the transition from D back to A, where your left hand has to resettle quickly without stumbling over the bass pattern. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers close to the keys to make those jumps cleaner. Your right hand carries a vocal-style melody that breathes naturally, so resist the urge to rush through phrase endings — give the longer notes their full value and let the sadness sit. I'd suggest looping the first verse hands-separate, then combining at half tempo before bringing it up to speed. This piece will genuinely solidify your ability to keep an Alberti bass steady while shaping an expressive melody on top, which is a skill you'll use in countless songs going forward.