[00:06.90]I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read?
[00:13.20]It said, "Hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead."
[00:15.24]I got a letter this mornin,
[00:17.55]I say how do you reckon it read?
[00:23.58]You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead?"
[00:29.04]So, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road.
[00:37.23]When I got there she was layin on a coolin board.
[00:41.49]I grabbed up my suitcase, and
[00:43.68]I said and
[00:44.19]I took off down the road.
[00:48.87]I said, but when
[00:50.04]I got there she was already layin on a coolin board.
[00:57.06]Well, I walked up right close, looked down in her face.
[01:02.34]Said, the good ole gal got to lay here til the
[01:04.95]Judgement
[01:05.16]Day.I walked up right close, and
[01:07.83]I said I looked down in her face.
[01:13.74]I said the good ole gal, she got to lay here til the
[01:23.01]Judgement
[01:23.22]Day.Looked like there was 10,000 people standin round the buryin ground.
[01:27.15]I didn't know
[01:29.28]I loved her til they laid her down.
[01:30.42]Looked like 10,000 were standin round the buryin ground.
[01:32.43]You know I didn't know
[01:33.66]I loved her til they damn laid her down.
[01:34.41]Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul.
[01:38.85]I wouldn't mistreat you baby, for my weight in gold.
[01:40.05]I said, Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul.
[01:41.64]You know I wouldn't mistreat nobody, baby, not for my weight in gold.
[01:46.65]Well, I folded up my arms and
[01:49.95]I slowly walked away.
[01:51.96]I said, "Farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgement Day."
[01:55.80]Ah, yeah, oh, yes,
[01:59.31]I slowly walked away.
[02:03.33]I said, "Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgement Day."
[02:13.02]You know I went in my room,
[02:15.66]I bowed down to pray.
[02:37.71]The blues came along and drove my spirit away.
[02:54.93]I went in my room,
[02:57.66]I said I bowed down to pray.
[03:32.19]I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away.
[03:43.11]You know I didn't feel so bad, til the good ole sun went down.
[03:53.73]I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around.

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 ole gal got to lay here til the
Judgement
Day.I walked up right close, and
I said I looked down in her face.
I said the good ole gal, she got to lay here til the
Judgement
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.
Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul.
I wouldn't mistreat you baby, for my weight in gold.
I said, Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul.
You know I wouldn't mistreat nobody, baby, not for my weight in gold.
Well, I folded up my arms and
I slowly walked away.
I said, "Farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgement Day."
Ah, yeah, oh, yes,
I slowly walked away.
I said, "Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgement Day."
You know I went in my room,
I bowed down to pray.
The blues came along and drove my spirit away.
I went in my room,
I said I bowed down to pray.
I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away.
You know I didn't feel so bad, til the good ole sun went down.
I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around.