I got a letter this mornin', how do you reckon it read?
It said, 'Hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead'
I got a letter this mornin, I say how do you reckon it read?
You know, it said, 'Hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead?'

So, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
When I got there she was layin on a coolin' board
I grabbed up my suitcase, and I said and I took off down the road
I said, but when I got there she was already layin on a coolin' board

Well, I walked up right close, looked down in her face
Said, the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day
I walked up right close, and I said I looked down in her face
I said the good ol' gal, she got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day

Looked like there was 10,000 people standin' round the buryin' ground
I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down
Looked like 10,000 were standin' round the buryin' ground
You know I didn't know I loved her 'til they damn laid her down

Well, I folded up my arms and I slowly walked away
I said, 'Farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgment Day'
Ah, yeah, oh, yes, I slowly walked away
I said, 'Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgment Day'

You know I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down
I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around
I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down
You know, I didn't have nobody to throw my arms around

You know, it's hard to love someone that don't love you
Ain't no satisfaction, don't care what in the world you do
Yeah, it's hard to love someone that don't love you
You know it don't look like satisfaction
Don't care what in the world you do

Got up this mornin', just about the break of day
A-huggin' the pillow where she used to lay
Got up this mornin', just about the break of day
A-huggin' the pillow where my good gal used to lay

I got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes
You know, I must-a had them old walkin' blues
Got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes
Yeah, you know 'bout that, I must-a had them old walkin' blues

Ah, hush, thought I heard her call my name
If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain
Yeah, mmm
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