If I should die before I turn 43 Bury me beneath the justice tree Bury me with the lies I told Bury me with the rusted sword If I should die before I turn 46 lay me next to old Saint Chris Dress me in my shirt of blue And my favorite picture of you If I should not see 49 Bury me with my last silver dime
You might get a long distance call Might tell a lie; might tell it all If I should die before I turn 51 Bury me with a loaded gun So I may lose my misery Please erase my memory If I don't my way up there If I should find myself somewhere Where it's always cold inside