Yes, I want my body buried
Way down in Jackson, Tennessee
Want my body buried now, people
Way down in Jackson, Tennessee
Don't you know, T.B. is k**in' me
Don't you know, don't you know
T.B. is k**in' me
Say, I was on my bed of affliction
I didn't even have a friend around
On my bed of affliction
Didn't even have a friend around, no, I didn't
Yes, I lay down cryin', cryin' to the good Lord above
I said, Lord, have mercy
Have mercy Lord, if you please
I said, ain't gonna cry no more