i got a letter this morning how do you reckon it read say hurry hurry the gal you love is dead i got a letter this morning i say how you reckon it read it say hurry hurry mmm cause the gal you love is dead you know i grabbed up my suitcase took off down the road when i got there she was laying on the cooling board i grabbed up my suitcase i said i took off down the road i said when i got there mmm she s laying on the cooling board lord i walked up close i looked down in her face she s a good old girl got to lay her to judgment day i say i walked up close i looked down in her face i say she s a good old girl got to lay her to judgment day lord i fold up my arms i slowly walked away i said farewell honey i ll see ya judgement day i fold up my arms ah yes i walked away and i said farewell farewell hmm i ll see you judgement day you know i went in my room and i bowed to pray but the priest came along and drove my spirit away i went in my rules yeah i bowed to pray i said well the blues came along and drove my spirit away you know i thought i d never love but four women in my life my mother my sister dead gal and my wife i thought i d never love and i said but four women in my life i said my mother and my sister my dead gal and my wife you know i didn t feel so bad till the good lord turned me down i didn t have a soul to throw my arms around i didn t feel so bad until the good lord s son went down i say i didn t have a soul to throw my arms around you know i s cryin last night the night before i m gonna change my way of living so i won t be crying no more you know i cried last night i said all the night before i said i m gone change my way of living so i won t cry no more 4