mason died on monday we bricked him in the wall all his children grew and grew they ain t never grew so tall before they may never grow so tall again we dug him up on tuesday he hardly aged a day taught them all he ever knew they never knew so much before they may never know so much again mason was a mighty man mighty man was he always said when i m dead and gone don t you weep for me hey the wall collapsed on wednesday we chalked it up to fate all his children ran and hid they ain t never hid so well before swore they d never show their face again thursday came then friday with buyers tall and bright but mason s children cooked the stew and cleaned up when the feast was through swore they d never had such times before take me to the repo man to pay back what is owed if he s in some other land write it off as stole