Lyrics:

Oh today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
And it seems tomorrow'll be the same old way



Oh they carried my mother to the burying ground
They carried my mother to the burying ground
They carried my mother to the burying ground
And watched the pallbearers let her down



[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]



Did you ever hear a church bell tone
Did you ever hear a church bell tone
Did you ever hear a church bell tone
You may know by that she's dead and gone



Oh dig my grave with a silver spade
Oh dig my grave with a silver spade
Oh dig my grave with a silver spade
And mark the place where I must lay



[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]



There's one kind favor I ask of you
There's one kind favor I ask of you
There's one kind favor I ask of you
That's to see that my grave is kept green