Ida Cox - Coffin Blues lyrics

Daddy oh daddy, won't you answer me please Daddy oh daddy, won't you answer me please All day I stood by your coffin, tryin' to give my poor heart ease I rubbed my hands over your head and whispered in your ear I rubbed my hands over your head and whispered in your ear And I want my man to know that your mama's near Mmm... (hummed chorus) You told me that you loved me, and I believed what you said You told me that you loved me, and I believed what you said And I wish that I could fall here across your coffin dead When I left the undertakers, I couldn't help but cry When I left the undertakers, I couldn't help but cry And it hurt me so bad, to tell the man I love goodbye