Saturday, October 31, 2015

Willie Nelson - Gravedigger

Halloween is supposed to be fun.  Fun for the kids.  Fun for the kids playing with death.  OK, then.



Gravedigger (Songwriter: Dave Matthews):
Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great grandchildren believe
he could live to a 103
A hundred and three is forever when youre just a little kid
So, Cyrus Jones lived forever
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Muriel Stonewall 1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now, you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground
that means you should never have to bury your own babies
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Ring around the rosey
Pocket full o'posey
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Oh Gravedigger
Little Mikey Carson '67 to '75
He rode his bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992--
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Grave digger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain
I can feel the rain

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Grave digger

2 comments:

Old NFO said...

That's a good one, if a bit eerie... But that's Willie...

STxAR said...

I never liked old Willie. In the 60's he sang pretty well, but that whiney, melody-free voice in this song is yuk. I do like some of his music, but usually when he's not singing.

I cut my teeth on Marty Robbins and Sons of the Pioneers. It's always been tough for me to listen to WN.

Weird how tastes are so different among folks. I'm glad people like him, otherwise he would've starved long ago.