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Intro
verse 1
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Well it's one kind favor I ask of you,
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Well it's one kind favor I ask of you,
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Lawd it's one kind favor I'll ask of you,
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Please ask my grave is kept clean.
verse 2
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It's a long old lane that got no end,
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It's a long lane that got no end,
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It's a long lane ain't got no end,
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And it's a bad wind that never change.
verse 3
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Lord, it's two white horses in a line,
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Well, it's two white horses in a line,
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Well, it's two white horses in a line,
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Want take me to my burying ground.
verse 4
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My heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold,
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My heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold,
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Well, my heart stopped beating, Lord, my hands turned cold,
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It wasn't long 'fore service by the cypress grove.
Verse 5
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Have you ever heard that coffin sound?
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Have you ever heard a coffin sound?
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Have you ever heard Lawd that coffin sound?
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Than you know that the poor boy's in the ground.
Verse 6
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Oh, dig my grave with a silver spade,
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But dig my grave with a silver spade,
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Well, dig my grave with a silver spade,
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You may lead me down with a golden chain.
Verse 7
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Have you ever heard a church bell toll?
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Have you ever heard a church bell toll?
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Have you ever hear a church bell toll?
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Than you know that the poor boy is dead and gone.
Outro
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x damped string (fretting finger)
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Written by Blind Lemon Jefferson/Traditional