Decoration Day

Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to me in every way Peoples, I had a woman She was nice and kind to me in every way Lord, she died, she left me I sing the blues on every Decoration Day Lord, I was standin' 'round my baby's bedside When my Lord taken my baby away Lord, I was standin' 'round my baby's beside When my Lord taken my baby away Well, well, when you so doggone bad Lord, I hung my head and cried, yes, so sorry She said, "Daddy please don't worry" 'Cause everybody's got to go" Daddy please don't worry 'Cause everybody's got to go Well, well, well, well, Lord, the best woman God knows I ever had, all this hurtin' I just hung my head and cried Yes, it was a sad day with me So sad that day, so sad, that day When my Lord taken my baby away Well, well, well, I'll meet my baby On some old lonesome day