Death Letter Blues

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Lyrics

<p id="">I got a letter this mornin', how do you reckon it read?<br>It said, hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead<br>I got a letter this mornin, I say how do you reckon it read?<br>You know, it said, hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead?</p><p id="">So, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road<br>When I got there she was layin' on a coolin' board<br>I grabbed up my suitcase, and I said and I took off down the road<br>I said, but when I got there she was already layin on a coolin' board</p><p id="">Well, I walked up right close, looked down in her face<br>Said, the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day<br>I walked up right close, and I said I looked down in her face<br>I said the good ol' gal, she got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day</p><p id="">Looked like there was 10,000 people standin' round the buryin' ground<br>I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down<br>Looked like ten thousand were standin' round the buryin' ground<br>You know I didn't know I loved her 'til they damn laid her down</p><p id="">Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul<br>I wouldn't mistreat you baby, for my weight in gold<br>I said, Lord, have mercy on my wicked soul<br>You know I wouldn't mistreat nobody, baby, not for my weight in gold</p><p id="">Well, I folded up my arms and I slowly walked away<br>I said, farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgment Day<br>Ah, yeah, oh, yes, I slowly walked away<br>I said, farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgment Day</p><p id="">You know I went in my room, I bowed down to pray<br>The blues came along and drove my spirit away<br>I went in my room, I said I bowed down to pray<br>I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away</p><p id="">You know I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down<br>I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around<br>I didn't feel so bad, 'til the good ol' sun went down<br>You know, I didn't have nobody to throw my arms around</p><p id="">I loved you baby, like I love myself<br>You don't have me, you won't have nobody else<br>I loved you baby, better than I did myself<br>I said now if you don't have me, I didn't want you to have nobody else</p><p id="">You know, it's hard to love someone that don't love you<br>Ain't no satisfaction, don't care what in the world you do<br>Yeah, it's hard to love someone that don't love you<br>You know it don't look like satisfaction, don't care what in the world you do</p><p id="">Got up this mornin', just about the break of day<br>A-huggin' the pillow where she used to lay<br>Got up this mornin', just about the break of day<br>A-huggin' the pillow where my good gal used to lay</p><p id="">Got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes<br>You know, I must-a had them old walkin' blues<br>Got up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes<br>Yeah, you know bout that, I must-a had them old walkin' blues</p><p id="">You know, I cried last night and all the night before<br>Gotta change my way a livin', so I don't have to cry no more<br>You know, I cried last night and all the night before<br>Gotta change my way a livin', you see, so I don't have to cry no more</p><p id="">Ah, hush, thought I heard her call my name<br>If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain<br>Ah, yeah<br>Mmmmmm</p><p id="">Well, listen, whatever you do<br>This is one thing, honey, I tried to get along with you<br>Yes, no tellin' what you do<br>I done everything I could, just to try and get along with you</p><p id="">Well, the minutes seemed like hours, hours they seemed like days<br>It seemed like my good, old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways<br>Minutes seemed like hours, hours they seemed like days<br>Seems like my good, old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways</p><p id="">You know, love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do<br>Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad and blue<br>You know, love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do<br>Love sometimes make you feel sad and blue</p><p></p>