I was born in a flood tears.
My parents much too late in years.
And the last of the cold was mine one day,
But they left me in a forgotten place.
My daddy was once a good boy, but he got lost in the dust.
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling.
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling... down.
I was born on a flooded plain.
From a rusted shack to the world I came.
And the water rose and the water veined.
I spread my wings, my eyes a blaze.
My daddy was once a good boy, but he got lost in the dust.
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling...
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling...
Hold me down, hold me down,
Beat me in the morning waves,
So all my sins have all been washed away.
Hold me down, hold me down,
Beat me in the morning waves,
So all my sins have all been washed away.
I went down to the river to wash my sins away.
But no water in that river and my tears fell down like rain.
Now the waters rising up above a shack on the dirty plain
My family on the roof top, Lord, I can almost hear them sing
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling...
Ain't no roses on my grave.
Put me in the cold cold ground.
Meet me in the morning,
And watch as the winter rain is falling...
(Down to the river to wash my sins away)
Hold me down, hold me down,
Beat my head under the waves,
So all my sins have all been washed away.
Hold me down, hold me down,
Down beneath the deepest grave,
Let that rain wash my sins away
Beat me in the morning waves,
So all my sins have been washed away
Keep my head under the water,
So all my sins have been washed away.
Beat me in the morning waves,
So all my sins have been washed away.
Keep my head under the water,
So all my sins have been washed away.
(Down to the river to wash my sins away)
Down beneath the deepest grave,
Let the rain wash my sins away.
I was born in a flood of tears,
My parents much too late in years.
My daddy was once a good boy but he got lost in the dust.