They carried my girl to the burying ground
They carried my girl to the burying ground
They carried my girl to the burying ground
I watched her as they laid her down

Today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
Today has been a lonesome day
And tommorrow gonna be the same old way

Go big my grave with a silver spade
Go big my grave with a silver spade
Go big my grave with a silver spade
And mark the plce where I'll be laid

*Refrain

Dig you ever here a church bell toll
Dig you ever here a church bell toll
Dig you ever here a church bell toll
You'll know by that I'm dead and gone

*Refrain