i got a letter this morning how do you reckon it read? "hurry the gal you love is dead"? i got a letter this morning i'm wonderin' how you reckon it read he say, "hurry, hurry" "on account that gal you love is dead" i grabbed up my suitcase i took off down the road when i got there she was laying on the coolin' board yes, i grabbed up my suitcase i took off down the road when i got there she was laying 'lain on the coolin' board... well, i walked up right close i look down in her face oh, good gal gotta lay here 'til 
Judgment Day i said i walked up right close i said i look down in her face oh, the good ol' gal! gotta lay here 'til judgment day... look like ten thousand people standing 'round the burying ground i didn't know i loved her 'til they laid her down look like ten thousand standing 'round the burial ground i didn't know that i love her 'til they laid her down... well, i fol' up my arms i slowly walk away i say 
Farewell honey. 
I see you 
Judgment Day. yeah, with nobody... i slowly walk away 
Farewell! 
Farewell! 
I see you 
Judgment Day... you know i didn't feel so bad 'til the good ol' 
Sun when down i didn't have a soul to throw my arms around i didn't feel so bad 'til the good ol' 
Sun down i didn't have a soul to throw my arms around... you know it's so hard to love someone don't love you look like it ain't satisfaction don't care what you do yeah: so hard to love someone don't love you seem like it ain't satisfaction don't care what you do... well, i woke up this mornin' the break of day just huggin' the pillows she used to lay -
I say, Soon. this mourning at break of day just huggin' the pillows where my good gal used to lay... and i got up this morning feeling 'round for my shoes you know i must have the 
Walking Blues i say, 
Soon. this mourning feeling 'round for my shoes you know nobody? i must have the 
Walking Blues... 
Hush! thought i heard her call my name wasn't so loud so nice and plain i say, 
Soon. this mourning i slowly walk away 
Oh, good gal lay here 'til 
Judgment Day...