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 10000 people standin' round the buryin' ground

I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down

Looked like 10000 were standin' round the buryin' ground

You know I didn't know I loved her 'til they d**n 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 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 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 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

I loved you baby like I love myself

You don't have me you won't have nobody else

I loved you baby better than I did myself

I said now if you don't have me I didn't want you to have nobody else

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

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

You know I cried last night and all the night before

Gotta change my way a livin' so I don't have to cry no more

You know I cried last night and all the night before

Gotta change my way a livin' you see so I don't have to cry no more

Ah hush thought I heard her call my name

If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain

Ah yeah

Mmmmmm

Well listen whatever you do

This is one thing honey I tried to get along with you

Yes no tellin' what you do

I done everything I could just to try and get along with you

Well the minutes seemed like hours hours they seemed like days

It seemed like my good old gal outta done stopped her low down ways

Minutes seemed like hours hours they seemed like days

Seems like my good old gal outta done stopped her low down ways

You know love's a hard ol' fall make you do things you don't wanna do

Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad and blue

You know love's a hard ol' fall make you do things you don't wanna do

Love sometimes make you feel sad and blue