Last Kind Words Blues

The last kind words I heard my daddy say
Were the last kind words I heard my daddy say
If I die, if I die in some German war
Oh just send my body to my mother, Lord
If I get killed, I get killed, please don't bury my soul
Well just lay me out and let the buzzards eat me whole

I went to the depot and looked up at the stars
I said a train don't come, there'll be some walking done
The Mississippi River, you know it's deep and wide
I will stay right here, I'll see my baby on the other side

My mother, she told me just before she died
Oh, precious daughter, don't you be so wild
What you do to me baby, it never gets out of me
I may not see you until I cross the deep blue sea

The last kind words I heard my daddy say
Were the last kind words I heard my daddy say