No More the Moon Shines on Lorena – A.P. Carter
Kev Russell – Buttermilk & Rifles
Transcribed by Mike Hiatt
http://www.gourds.org

[A]Way down upon the old [D] plantation
[A]Old Bossy used to own me as a [E] slave
He [A] had a yellah gal named [D] Lorena
And we [E] courted where the wild bananas [A] waved

For many long years there we courted
And we was as happy as one
And all my hard work I did for Bossy
All the happiness of life had just begun

(Chorus)
[A] No more the moon shines upon [D] Lorena
As we [A] sit and watch the coon among the [E] corn
And the [A] possum playin’ on the wild [D] banana
And the [E] old owl a-hootin’ like a [A] horn

One day I called to see my dear Lorena
And I thought she would meet me at the gate
They took her away to old Virginia
And they left me there to morn for her fate

For years I had longed to see her
And the thoughts of her were ever in my head
One day Bossy read me a letter
Tellin’ me that Lorena she was dead

Chorus

Break A,D,A,E,A,D,A,E,A

But I know that her soul has gone to heaven
And there she is ever free from pain
And to her a brighter crown is given
And no more will she wear the darkies chain

Chorus

Break