The ToneWay® Project: helping people play music

Down in the Valley [core]

Down in the valley, valley so low, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow

Refrain:Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow

If you don't love me, love whom you please, Throw your arms round me, give my heart ease,...

Write me a letter, send it by mail, Send it in care of Birmingham jail,...

Build me a castle, forty feet high, So I can see her, as she rides by,...

Roses love sunshine, violets love dew, Angels in heaven, know I love you,...

Bird in a cage love, bird in a cage, Dying for freedom, ever a slave,...

Available in these books:

Get Started Plus:
Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com