| Well, there’s one kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| One kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| Oh, there’s one kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| See that my grave is kept clean
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| There’s two white horses in a line
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| Two white horses in a line
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| Two white horses in a line
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| Gonna take me to my burying ground
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| Well, my heart stopped beating
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| My hands are cold
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| Well, my heart stopped beating
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| And my hands are cold
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| Well, my heart stopped beating
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| And my hands are cold
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| I believe just what the Bible told
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| Did you ever hear a coughin' sound?
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| Did you ever hear a coughin' sound?
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| Did you ever hear a coughin' sound?
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| Then you know that the poor boy’s in the ground
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| Dig my grave with a silver spade
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| Well, you dig my grave with a silver spade
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| Dig my grave with a silver spade
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| Let me down the golden chain
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| Have you ever heard the church bell tone?
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| Ever heard the church bell tone?
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| Did you ever hear a church bell tone?
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| Then you know that the poor boy’s dead and gone
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| I feel so good
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| One kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| One kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| It’s one kind favor I’ll ask of you
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| Please see that my grave is kept clean |