Lyrics
Don’t put no headstone on my graveAll my life, I’ve been a slave Want the whole wide world to know Here that I’m the man that loved you soMama, mama, don’t you cryMama, don’t cry I’m gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by Tell papa I’m comin’ home, comin’ on home God, it can’t be very longDon’t put no headstone on my graveAll my life, I’ve been a slave I want the whole wide world to know Here that I’m the man that loved, that lovedI don’t put a headstone on my graveAll my life I’ve been a slave Want the whole wide world to know Here that I’m the man that loved you soMama, don’t you cry, don’t cryI’m gonna meet you in the by and by, in the sweet by and by Tell papa I’m coming home, coming on home And you know something ladies? Oh, God, it can’t be very longBut don’t put no headstone on my graveI want that money much, speaking darling