Cypress Grove Blues Lyrics - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Skip James

I would rather be buried in some cypress grove 

I would rather be buried in some cypress grove 

To have some woman, Lord, that I can't control 

And I'm goin' away now, I'm goin' away to stay 

And I'm goin' away now, I'm goin' away to stay 

That'll be all right, pretty mama, you gonna need my help someday 

And the sun goin' down, and you know what your promise means 

And the sun goin' down, you know what your promise means 

And what's the matter, baby, I can't see 

I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave 

I would rather be dead and six feet in my grave 

Than to be way up here, honey, treated this a-way 

And the old people told me, baby, but I never did know 

The old people told me, baby woman, but I never did know 

"The good book declare you got to reap just what you sow" 

When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold 

When your knee bone's achin' and your body cold 

Means you just gettin' ready, honey, for the cypress grove