Before You Lay Me Down
There was a old man on the land he carried a gun in his hand
He said listen to me son while I tell you one time
A long, long time ago before the rail and the roads they came
Up behind the church on the road a bunch of outlaws slowly rode
After robbing the town of all the money and gold
They took the preachers wife and disappeared along the road
He said before you lay me down he said before you lay me down
Bury me deep in the ground under an old oak tree and say a prayer for me
Now when the preacher found out he said prayer in his house
Then he went to his barn he got dressed and then armed
Jumped onto his horse to look for those men on the run
He said before you lay me down he said before you lay me down
Bury me deep in the ground under an old oak tree and say a prayer for me
When the preacher caught up they’d made a fire and were drunk
As he approached he saw his wife with two men before they even knew
He shot them all down to the ground
He said before you lay me down he said before you lay me down
Bury me deep in the ground under an old oak tree and say a prayer for me
Before you lay me down before you lay me down bury me deep in the ground
Under an old oak tree and say a prayer for me