i got a letter this is the way it read i got a letter this is the way it read it says hurry home tampa the gal you love is dead i went to the station but that southbound train had gone i went to the station but that southbound train had gone i hung my head and i began to mourn she wasn t dead but she was very lone she wasn t dead but she was very lone i heard her when she whispered tampa look like i m booked to go i followed my baby to the burial ground i followed my baby to the burial ground an i watched the paul bearer slowly let her down i know i would never see her smilin face again i know i would never see her smilin face again but i will always remember she sure has been my friend