Down in the valley, valley so low Hang your head over, hear the wind blow Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Build me a castle forty feet high So I can see him as he rides by As he rides by, dear, as he rides by So I can see him as he rides by Write me a letter, send it by mail send it care of old washington's ale i'm sitting in prison with my back to the wall and this old corn whiskey was the cause of it all if i had listened to what my mother said i'd be at home in my feather bed Down in the valley, valley so low Hang your head over, hear the wind blow Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.