decoration day

i had a man

who's good and kind in his way

yeah i had a man

sweet and kind in his way

lord

he died and he left me

and i sing the blues on every decoration day

lord i was standing

standing 'round my baby's bed

well

my lord

my lord he take my baby away

why

why

why

why

when your soul don't come back

lord

i hung my head and cried

said

now baby please please don't worry

said

now baby please please don't worry

'cause everybody's gotta go

why

why

why

why

the best man

god knows

i ever had

all day

that sunday

i just hung my head and cried

so sad

that sunday

when my lord he take my baby

why

why

why

why

i need my baby on some old lonesome day

and i sing the blues on every decoration day

on every decoration day