chorus:

Today has been a lonesome day,
Today has been a lonesome day,
Today has been a long lonesome day,
And tomorrow's gonna be the same old way.

1.

They carried my girl to the burying ground,
They carried my girl to the burying ground,
They carried my girl to the burying ground,
I watched her as they laid her down.

2.

Go dig my grave with a silver spade,
Go dig my grave with a silver spade,
Go dig my grave with a silver spade,
And mark the plce where I'll be laid.

3.

Did you ever here a church bell toll,
Did you ever here a church bell toll,
Did you ever here a church bell toll,
You'll know by that I'm dead and gone.