Well hey mama now did you ever go down on Down on the Mobile line Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout the Mobile line Well it's a road to ride to ease your troublin' mind Well I got a letter now this is the way it read Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout the way it read Said come home baby because your lover is dead Well I ran out and I hopped out on the road Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout on the road When I got there she was laying on a coolin' board Now when I die mama don't you bury papa at all Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout your papa at all Just throw my bones down in some alcohol [ Guitar - steel ] Now when I die mama put my picture in a frame Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout a picture in a frame Hang it up on the mantle you can see me just the same And when I die I think I'm gonna stop by France Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout a stop by France I'm gonna stop by France just to give all the women a chance [ Fiddle - guitar ] Well hey mama now did you ever go down on Down on the Mobile line Hey lordy mama mama hey lordy papa papa Holler bout the Mobile line Well it's a road to ride to ease your troublin' mind Well it's a road to ride to ease your troublin' mind