Well there's one kind favor I'll ask of you There's one kind favor I'll ask of you There's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean
It's a long lane that's got no end It's a bad wind that never change There's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean
There's two white horses in a line Gonna take me to my buryin' ground There's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean
Did you ever hear that coffin sound? Then you know that the poor boy is in the ground There's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean
Dig my grave with a silver spade You may lead me down with a golden chain There's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean