Well, it's one kind favor I ask of you

Well, it's one kind favor I ask of you

Lord, it's one kind favor I'll ask of you

See that my grave is kept clean

It's a long lane, ain't got no end

It's a long lane that's got no end

It's a long lane ain't got no end

And it's a bad wind that never change

Lord, it's two white horses in a line

Well, it's two white horses in a line

Well, it's two white horses in a line

Gonna take me to my buryin' ground

My heart stopped beatin' and my hands got cold

My heart stopped beatin' and my hands got cold

Well, my heart stopped beatin', Lord, my hands got cold

It wasn't long 'fore they took me to the cypress grove

Have you ever heard a coffin sound?

Have you ever heard a coffin sound?

Have you ever heard a coffin sound?

Then you know that the poor boy is in the ground

Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade

Well, dig my grave with a silver spade

Well, dig my grave with a silver spade

You may lead me down with a golden chain

Have you ever heard a church bell's tone?

Have you ever heard a church bell's tone?

Have you ever heard a church bell tone?

Then you know that the poor boy's dead and gone