Lyrics:

False hearts have been my downfall
Pretty women have been my craze
I'm sure my false hearted lover
Will drive me to my lonesome grave

They'll bite the hand that feeds them
Spend all the money you can save
From your heartstrings weave silk garters
Build their dog house on your grave

When my earthly stay is over
Sink my dead body in the sea
Just tell my false hearted lover
That the whales will fuss over me

Ragged clothes droppin' from my body
The wolf growlin' 'round my door
The man who won my darling girl
Will feel the bite of my forty-four

Corn whiskey has wrecked my body
A false lover is bearin' on my mind
I've roamed the whole world over
Pressure on earth I cannot find

When my earthly stay is over
Sink my dead body in the sea
Just tell my false hearted lover
That the whales will fuss over me

If I meet my darling girl again
I'll tell her all about my troubles
Give her the false hearted lover's blues
And leave her stranded on the pebbles

All men take this timely warning
Which is for both young and old
Don't try to buy a woman's love
With the last dollar of your gold

Take warning, you fair young ladies
If your love and honor you've sold
The men will have no use for you
When your dark hair turns to gold

When my earthly stay is over
Sink my dead body in the sea
Just tell my false hearted lover
That the whales will fuss over me