Sad and Lonesome Day [core]
Chorus
Today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
And tomorrow's gonna be the same old way
They carried my mother to the buryin' ground,... (×3)
And watch the pall-bearers let her down
Did you ever hear a church bell toll,... (×3)
You may know by that she's dead and gone
There's one kind favor I ask of you,... (×3)
That's to see my grave is kept green
Go dig my grave with a silver spade,... (×3)
And mark the place where I must lay
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