i sang di ie as he died
the people just walked on by as i cried
the bottle had robbed him
of all his rebel pride
i sang di ie as he died
he said way down yonder
in the land of cotton
old times there ain't near
as rotten as they are
on this damned old l a street
he drew a dying breath
laid his head against my chest
please lord take his
soul back home to di ie
i sang di ie as he died
the people just walked on by as i cried
the bottle had robbed him
of all his rebel pride
so i sang di ie as he died
he said listen to me
son while you still can
run back home to that southern land
don't you see what life
here has done to me
then he closed those old blue eyes
and fell limp against my side
no more pain now he's
safe back home in di ie
i sang di ie as he died
the people just walked on by as i cried
the bottle had robbed him
of all his rebel pride
so i sang di ie as he died
i sang di ie as he died
