oh death oh death won t you spare me over til another year what is this that i can t see with ice cold hands takin hold of me well i am death none can excel i open the door to heaven or hell oh death oh death won t you spare me over til another year i ll rattle your tongue til you can t talk i ll step on your limbs til you can walk i ll blind you eyes til you can t see this very hour come go with me oh death oh death won t you spare me over til another year oh death how you re treatin me you re blindin my eyes til i can t see you stiffen my limbs makin me cold run my body right out of my soul oh death whoa death won t you spare me over til another year won t you spare me over til another year won t you spare me over til another year i ll fix your feet til you can t walk i ll lock your jaw til you can t talk i ll close your eyes so you can t see this very hour come and go with me this is death i come to take the soul leave the body and leave it cold to drop the flesh off of the frame the earth and worms both have a claim my mother came to my bed placed a cold towel upon my head my head is warm my feet are cold death is a movin upon my soul oh death how you re treatin me you closed my eyes so i can t see well you re hurtin my body you make me cold you run my life right out of my soul oh death please consider my age please don t take me at this stage my wealth is all at your command if you will move your icy hand oh the young the rich or poor all alike me you know no wealth no land no silver no gold nothin satisfies me but your soul oh death whoa death won t you spare me over till another year won t you spare me over till another year won t you spare me over till another year 1