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