Death Letter Blues

I got a letter this mornin how do you reckon it read? It said Hurry, hurry, yeah, your love is dead I got a letter this mornin I say how do you reckon it read? You know it said Hurry, hurry, how come the gal you love is dead? So I grabbed up my suitcase and took off down the road When I got there she was layin on a coolin' board I grabbed up my suitcase and I said and I took off down the road I said but when I got there she was already layin on a coolin' board Well I walked up right close looked down in her face Said the good ol' gal got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day I walked up right close and I said I looked down in her face I said the good ol' gal she got to lay here 'til the Judgment Day Looked like there was 10 000 people standin' round the buryin' ground I didn't know I loved her 'til they laid her down Looked like 10 000 were standin' round the buryin' ground You know I didn't know I loved her 'til they damn laid her down Lord have mercy on my wicked soul I wouldn't mistreat you baby for my weight in gold I said Lord have mercy on my wicked soul You know I wouldn't mistreat nobody baby not for my weight in gold Well I folded up my arms and I slowly walked away I said Farewell honey, I'll see you on Judgment Day Ah yeah oh yes I slowly walked away I said Farewell, farewell, I'll see you on the Judgment Day You know I went in my room I bowed down to pray The blues came along and drove my spirit away I went in my room I said I bowed down to pray I said the blues came along and drove my spirit away You know I didn't feel so bad 'til the good ol' sun went down I didn't have a soul to throw my arms around I didn't feel so bad 'til the good ol' sun went down You know I didn't have nobody to throw my arms around I loved you baby like I love myself You don't have me you won't have nobody else I loved you baby better than I did myself I said now if you don't have me I didn't want you to have nobody else You know it's hard to love someone that don't love you Ain't no satisfaction don't care what in the world you do Yeah it's hard to love someone that don't love you You know it don't look like satisfaction don't care what in the world you do Got up this mornin' just about the break of day A-huggin' the pillow where she used to lay Got up this mornin' just about the break of day A-huggin' the pillow where my good gal used to lay Got up this mornin' feelin' round for my shoes You know I must-a had them old walkin' blues Got up this mornin' feelin' round for my shoes Yeah you know bout that I must-a had them old walkin' blues You know I cried last night and all the night before Gotta change my way a livin' so I don't have to cry no more You know I cried last night and all the night before Gotta change my way a livin' you see so I don't have to cry no more Ah hush thought I heard her call my name If it wasn't so loud and so nice and plain Ah yeah Mmmmmm Well listen whatever you do This is one thing honey I tried to get along with you Yes no tellin' what you do I done everything I could just to try and get along with you Well the minutes seemed like hours hours they seemed like days It seemed like my good old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways Minutes seemed like hours hours they seemed like days Seems like my good old gal outta done stopped her low-down ways You know love's a hard ol' fall make you do things you don't wanna do Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad and blue You know love's a hard ol' fall make you do things you don't wanna do Love sometimes make you feel sad and blue