The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #2015   Message #3085249
Posted By: Jim Dixon
30-Jan-11 - 10:45 AM
Thread Name: Marble Orchard
Subject: RE: Marble Orchard
Those lines appear in some versions of EAST VIRGINIA BLUES.

See, for example, the lyrics posted here: Lyr Add: EAST VIRGINIA BLUES # 2 (from Carter)

I suppose "marble orchard" is a euphemism for "cemetery."