You must lay some flowers on my grave You must lay some flowers on my grave My mother and father have gone Left me in this world alone You must lay some flowers on my grave My father was a roll sport and a gambler too And he left me here just singin' the blues I hope my heart will change I don't want to die the same You must lay some flowers on my grave Put a wreath of flowers at my right side Then you'll know that McTell's satisfied Put a bouquet in my breast You know poor boy's gone to rest You must lay some flowers on my grave Now when this old building is fallin' down Just lay me six feet in the cold, cold ground Wrap me up in the solid clay 'Cause I come here to die one day Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave Put a morning glory at my head and feet Then you'll know that McTell's gone to sleep On my headboard write my name I leave 'em many girl's heart in pain Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave Don't snatch the pillow from under my head Don't grieve and worry after the days I'm dead When I bid you this last goodbye Don't none of you womens cry You just lay some flowers on my grave Now when I'm gone, to come no more And the old pallbearers lay me low When you hear that coffin sound You'll know McTell is in the ground Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave Now when the poor boy's dead and gone I'm left in this old world all alone When you hear that church bell toll You'll know McTell's dead and gone Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave
[00:07.10]You must lay some flowers on my grave [00:14.64]You must lay some flowers on my grave [00:21.67]My mother and father have gone [00:24.96]Left me in this world alone [00:27.86]You must lay some flowers on my grave [00:34.69]My father was a roll sport and a gambler too [00:41.11]And he left me here just singin' the blues [00:47.24]I hope my heart will change [00:50.54]I don't want to die the same [00:53.42]You must lay some flowers on my grave [00:59.92]Put a wreath of flowers at my right side [01:06.40]Then you'll know that McTell's satisfied [01:12.17]Put a bouquet in my breast [01:15.13]You know poor boy's gone to rest [01:17.91]You must lay some flowers on my grave [01:24.31]Now when this old building is fallin' down [01:30.30]Just lay me six feet in the cold, cold ground [01:36.21]Wrap me up in the solid clay [01:39.15]'Cause I come here to die one day [01:41.44]Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave [01:47.97]Put a morning glory at my head and feet [01:53.89]Then you'll know that McTell's gone to sleep [01:59.77]On my headboard write my name [02:02.57]I leave 'em many girl's heart in pain [02:04.95]Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave [02:11.56]Don't snatch the pillow from under my head [02:17.29]Don't grieve and worry after the days I'm dead [02:23.30]When I bid you this last goodbye [02:25.85]Don't none of you womens cry [02:28.49]You just lay some flowers on my grave [02:34.60]Now when I'm gone, to come no more [02:40.31]And the old pallbearers lay me low [02:45.75]When you hear that coffin sound [02:48.58]You'll know McTell is in the ground [02:50.85]Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave [02:57.24]Now when the poor boy's dead and gone [03:02.69]I'm left in this old world all alone [03:08.18]When you hear that church bell toll [03:11.00]You'll know McTell's dead and gone [03:13.28]Hot mama, lay some flowers on my grave
