This is only the first verse of this song but the rest are similar. -6 -7 -8 -7 -8 -6 -7 -5 -4 -3 I wish I wish my baby was born -6 -7 -8 -7 -8 -6 -5 -6 And sittin' on its papas knee -6 -7 -8 -7 -6 -6 -5 5 -4 -3 And me poor girl were dead and gone 4 4 4 5 -4 5 5 4 3 4 and the green grass growin' o'er my feet