Geeshie Wiley — Last Kind Words Blues lyrics

Lyrics

If I die, if I die, in the German war
I want you to send my body, send it to my mother lord
If I get killed, please dont burry my soul
I’d perfer to just be left, let the buzzards eat me whole
When you see me coming, look across the rich mans field
And if I dont bring you flowers, I’ll bring you a bolted meal
I went to the dead pole, I looked up at the stars
Cried if a train dont come, tha’ll be some walkin' done
My mama told me, just before she died, «Lord safe safe daughter dont you be so
wild»
The Mississippi River, you know it’s steep and wide
I just stand right there, meet my babe on the other side
What you do to me baby, it never gets out of me
I may not see you after I cross the deep blue sea.