There's one kind favour that I ask of you
There's one kind favour that I ask of you
There's one kind favour that I ask of you
Won't you please, please see that my grave is kept clean
Long line ain't got no end
Oh there's a long line that ain't got no end
It's a long, long line that ain't got no end
Bad wind that never came
It's a bad wing that never came
Two white horses standing in line
There's two white horses standing in line
There's two white horses and they're standing in line
Take me to that buryin' ground
Take me to that buryin' ground
My heart stopped beating and my hands are cold
My heart stopped beating and my hands are cold
Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands are cold
I forgot what the good book said, what the bible told
What the bible told
Have you ever heard that coffin sound?
Have you ever heard that coffin sound?
Have you ever heard that coffin sound?
Did you know that this poor boy's beneath the ground?
Did you know that this poor boy's beneath the ground?
Dig my grave with a silver spade
Why don't you dig my grave with a silver spade?
Why don't you dig my grave with a silver spade?
Ah, lay me down with a golden chain
Why don't you lay me down with a golden chain
Have you ever heard that church bell's song?
Have you ever heard that church bell's song?
Have you ever heard that church bell's song?
You know that this poor boy's dead and gone
You know that this poor boy's dead and gone
One kind favour that I ask of you
There's one kind favour that I ask of you
There's one kind favour that I ask of you
Please see that my grave is kept clean
