bury me with my guitar on

picture me in the great southwest

six guns hot

star on my chest

i keep the peace the best i can

you can bury me when i finally fall

with boots and all

picture me a riverboat man

mississippi the back of my hand

taking bets

run boilers hot

put the hammer down

see what she's got

you'll find my bones in the final mile

wearin' a smile

well

i ain't a cowboy

i ain't a riverboat man

i talk the talk

i walk the walk

of a guitar man

picture me up on a stage

never one to act my age

we all know the lightning strike

maybe tomorrow

maybe tonight

when i'm gone

sing a lonely song

bury me with my guitar on

picture me in the saddle tall

that sunset a big red burning ball

or blowin' steam movin' paddle wheel

down that river the seconds i steal

i'll still sing

long past gone

if you bury me with a guitar on