[00:10.18]I would rather to be buried
[00:13.30]In some cypress grove
[00:15.36]
[00:18.97]I would rather to be buried
[00:22.22]
[00:23.53]In some cypress grove
[00:26.34]
[00:30.77]Than to have a contrary woman
[00:34.89]Lord I never can control
[00:36.26]
[00:40.75]And when your knee bones
[00:42.94]Go to aching
[00:44.93]
[00:50.49]And your body getting cold
[00:52.80]When your knee bones
[00:54.48]Go to aching
[00:55.73]
[01:00.91]And your body getting cold
[01:03.47]You know you jes getting ready
[01:05.46]Honey for some cypress grove
[01:06.84]Then I would rather be buried
[01:07.96]
[01:10.70]Six feet in the clay
[01:13.45]Then I would rather to be buried
[01:15.88]
[01:20.31]Six feet in the clay
[01:22.81]Then to be way up here
[01:24.81]
[01:29.80]In New York City
[01:33.04]Honey treated this't a way
[01:35.10]
[01:39.28]An I will drink muddy water
[01:41.90]
[01:42.53]I'll sleep in a hollow log
[01:44.52]
[01:49.08]I will drink muddy water
[01:52.20]Sleep in a hollow log
[01:53.95]
[01:58.64]Before I stay up here
[02:01.08]Honey treated like a dog
[02:03.63]
[02:04.70]Yes I'm going away
[02:11.12]Honey don't you want to go
[02:12.75]
[02:17.74]Yes I'm going away
[02:20.86]Honey don't you wants to go
[02:23.60]
[02:27.60]I'm scared to go back down south
[02:30.84]Them people going kill me shore
[02:33.03]
[02:36.77]I'm gonna sing this song
[02:38.33]An I ain't going to sing no more
[02:42.57]
[02:46.13]I'm going to sing this song and I
[02:49.00]I ain't going to sing no more
[02:51.93]
[02:55.30]Because my time has done got precious
[02:58.48]Baby Lord just got
[02:59.30]I've got to go yeah