Please take my soul from 'neath that cold dark ground
I still grieve for my poor brother
And I still hear my dear old mother cry
When late that night they came and told her
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold dark ground
Yeah, when I die, dear Lord in heaven
I have no shame, I feel no sorrow
If on this earth not much I own
When oh when will it be over
An old plow mule, a shovel and a hoe
When oh when will it be over
And when I die, dear Lord in heaven
When will I lay these burdens down
I have the love of my sweet children
And when I die, dear Lord in heaven
Please let me see the sunshine one more time
Please take my soul from 'neath that cold dark ground
I say a prayer to my dear Savior
When will I lay these burdens down
He'd lost his life down in the Big Shoal Mine
When oh when will it be over
When will I lay these burdens down
And when I die, dear Lord in heaven
