Send My Body Songtext / Lyric

Well that judge he found me guilty of wrong doing

And he sentenced me to hang in mid July

He look down at me and said you're lifes a ruin

If I were you I'd break right down and cry

But nobody seems to care that I ain't guilty

'Cause I never did the things they said I've done

But I guess they're gonna have to hang somebody

And It's lookin' like I'm goin to be the one



Chorus:

So send my body home on a freight train

And don't worry none that I don't go first class

Send my body home on a freight train

So everyone can see me when I pass

And don't worry none about no fancy funeral

It don't matter how they lay me down

Just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree

And send my body back to my home town



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My mama was one damn hard workin' woman

She tried to raise us kids without a pa

The last thing that she said she was on her dying bed

Was son don't get in trouble with the law

Whenever my time comes to meet my maker

I'm going to try to do my very best

I'm going try to stand and take it like a man

When they ask if I have one request



Chorus:

I'll just say ...

Send my body home on a freight train

And don't worry none that I don't go first class

Send my body home on a freight train

So everyone can see me when I pass

And don't worry none about no fancy funeral

'Cause it don't matter how they lay me down

Just See they bury me out by mama's apple tree

And send my body back to my home town



Yes, just see they bury me out by mama's apple tree

And send my body back to my home town...