Lankum - Go Dig My Grave Lyrics

[Verse 1]Go dig my graveBoth wide and deepPlace a marble stoneAt my head and feetAnd on my breastA snow white doveTo tell this worldThat I died for love[Chorus]Oh lordy LordOh lordy meOh Lord, oh LordOh lordy me[Verse 2]She went upstairsFor to make her bedAnd not one wordTo her mother saidHer mother sheWent upstairs, tooSaying, "Daughter, oh daughterWhat troubles you?""Oh, mama dearI cannot tellThat railroad boyThat I loved so wellHe courted meMy life awayAnd now with meHe will not stay"[Chorus]Oh lordy LordOh lordy meOh Lord, oh LordOh lordy me[Verse 3]Her father heCame home from workSaying, "Where's my daughter?She seemed so hurt"He went upstairsFor to give her hopeAnd he found her hangingBy a rope[Chorus]Oh lordy LordOh lordy meOh Lord, oh LordOh lordy me[Verse 4]He got his knifeFor to cut her downAnd in her bosomThese words he foundGo dig my graveBoth wide and deepPlace a marble stoneAt my head and feetAnd on my breastA snow white doveTo tell this worldThat I died for love[Chorus]Oh lordy LordOh lordy meOh Lord, oh LordOh lordy me