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Traditional OR by Blind
Lemon Jefferson
recording of 1928
from Complete
Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1928) (Document
DOCD-5019) & King
of the Country Blues [LP] (Yazoo
1069) & Matchbox
Blues (Indigo 2075), copyright
notice
Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you
Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you
There's just one kind of favor I'll ask of you
You can see that my grave is kept clean
And there's two white horses following me
And there's two white horses following me
I got two white horses following me
Waiting on my burying ground
Did you ever hear that coffin' sound
Have you ever heard that coffin' sound
Did you ever hear that coffin' sound
Means another poor boy is under ground
Did you ever hear them church bells tone
Have you ever hear'd them church bells tone
Did you ever hear them church bells tone
Means another poor boy is dead and gone
Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
And, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold
Now I believe what the bible told
There's just one last favor I'll ask of you
And there's one last favor I'll ask of you
There's just one last favor I'll ask of you
See that my grave is kept clean
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Note: see also One Kind Favor. Blind
Lemon Jefferson's most famous folk song contains a wish that has been
fulfilled by some of his many admirers. A group of contemporary
artists came together to get him a new headstone. The grave is in the
segregated section of the Wortham, Texas, cemetery on Highway 14,
some 85 miles south of Dallas. So, if you're in the 'hood... This is
a picture
of his grave. For more info and pictures see this
site.