i would rather be buried in some cypress grove i would rather be buried in some cypress grove to have some woman lord that i can t control and i m goin away now i m goin away to stay and i m goin away now i m goin away to stay that ll be all right pretty mama you gonna need my help someday and the sun goin down and you know what your promise means and the sun goin down you know what your promise means and what s the matter baby i can t see i would rather be dead and six feet in my grave i would rather be dead and six feet in my grave than to be way up here honey treated this a way and the old people told me baby but i never did know the old people told me baby woman but i never did know the good book declare you got to reap just what you sow when your knee bone s achin and your body cold when your knee bone s achin and your body cold means you just gettin ready honey for the cypress grove