Well, it's one kind favor I ask of you Well, it's one kind favor I ask of you Well, it's one kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean It's a long lane that never end It's a long lane that never end It's a long lane that never end Sayin' it's a bad wind that never change Well, it's two white horses in a line Well, it's two white horses in a line Well, it's two white horses in a line Gonna take me to my buryin' ground When your heart stops beatin' and your hands get cold When your heart stops beatin' and your hands get cold When your heart stops beatin' and your hands get cold It ain't long 'fore they take you to a cypress grove Have you ever heard a coffin sound? Have you ever heard a coffin sound? Have you ever heard a coffin sound? Then you know the poor boy is in the ground You may dig my grave with a silver spade You may dig my grave with a silver spade You may dig my grave with a silver spade You may let me down with a golden chain Have you ever heard a church bell tone? Have you ever heard a church bell tone? Have you ever heard a church bell tone? Then you know that the poor boy's dead and gone