Bury My Body

You can bury my body You can bury my body You can bury my body deep down in the ground But the dust and the bone won't make a sound Yeah, you can bury my body Well, I won't grow weary no more Ain't afraid of death knockin' on my door Sweet salvation in the by-and-by No more trouble, gonna leave it behind So, you can bury my body You can bury my body You can bury my body deep down in the ground But the dust and the bone won't make a sound 'Cause I'll be up in glory I'll be shoutin' the story That they buried my body deep down in the ground But the weight of this world couldn't hold me down But you can bury my body You can bury my body The devil done missed his chance to steal my soul He crooked his crooked finger and I said, "Hell, no" Took the hand of Jesus, pulled me outta the grave Death was cheated and my soul was saved You can bury my body You can bury my body You can bury my body deep down in the ground But the dust and the bone won't make a sound 'Cause I'll be up in glory I'll be shoutin' the story That they buried my body deep down in the ground But the weight of this world couldn't hold me down Yeah, you can bury my body