(My Jewel,my joy.)
and over my body throw handfuls of laurel: 1790 Cork?
(The Unfortunate Lad)
over my coffin put handsful of lavender : 1848
(The Bard of Armagh)
the turf that my old bones shall cover: 1847
(The Dying Cowboy)
and lay the sod o'er me 1876
(Cowboy's Lament)
and throw the sod o'er me" 1927 78 rpm                                                                  
(The Cowboy's Lament)
and pour the sod o'er me: 1929 silver screen/1930 78 rpm
(The Streets of Laredo)1947 78 first title recording Ken Carson with Ray Noble Orchestra. no funeral verse.