Sad and lonesome day

    Oh today has been a lonesome day

    Today has been a lonesome day

    Today has been a lonesome day

    And seems tomorrow 'll be the same old way

Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground

Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground

Oh, they carried my mother to the burying ground

And watched as the bearers let her down

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

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

Recorded 5/7/35 New York, NY