Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Dave Van Ronk

Well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you One kind favor I'll ask of you One kind favor I'll ask of you See that my grave is kept clean Two white horses in a line Two white horses in a line Two white horses in a line They're gonna take me to my burying ground Have you ever heard that church bell moan? Have you ever heard that church bell moan? Have you ever... ...that church bell moan? Then you know another boy's dead and gone Have you ever hear a coffin sound? Have you ever hear a coffin sound? Have you ever hear a coffin sound? Then you know another boy's in the ground You may dig my grave with a silver spade You may dig my grave with a silver spade You may dig... ...with a silver spade You may lower my down with a golden chain It's a long road that has no end It's a long road that has no end It's a long road that has no end It's a long trail that has no turn Oh well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you One kind favor I'll ask of you One... ...I'll ask of you Yeah see that my grave is kept clean