Mr Jones

Take my tools down from the bar Mr Jones
Take my tools down from the bar Mr Jones
Take my tools down from the bar
Walk that railroad straight and far
Take my tools down from the bar Mr Jones

Build a box and build it strong Mr Jones
Build a box and build it strong Mr Jones
Build a box and build it strong
Two feet wide and six feet long
Build a box and build it strong Mr Jones

Dig a hole in the earth
Dig a hole in the earth
Dig a hole in the earth
In the town of my birth
Mr Jones

Throw my body in the hole Mr Jones
Throw my body in the hole Mr Jones
Throw my body in the hole
Say a prayer for my poor soul
Throw my body in the hole Mr Jones

Lay a rail upon my grave Mr Jones
Lay a rail upon my grave Mr Jones
Lay a rail upon my grave
Pray the Lord your soul to save
Lay a rail upon my grave Mr Jones

May my coffin be your sleeper
May my coffin be your sleeper
May my tombstone be your buffer
May my coffin be your sleeper
Mr Jones

You'll hear my whistle from a lonesome grave Mr Jones
You'll hear my whistle from a lonesome grave Mr Jones
I'll break this stone and chain and collar
And fly like an eagle on the silver dollar
You'll hear my whistle from a lonesome grave Mr Jones

Build that graveyard wall strong Mr Jones
Build that graveyard wall strong Mr Jones
There's no flood that's quench my thirst
There's no river that'll drown this hurt
Build that graveyard wall strong Mr Jones

Build your railroad and build it well
Build your railroad and build it well
You can ride that train to hell
And I'll meet you at the station
Mr Jones

Build that railroad and build it well
Build your graveyard and build it well
You can ride that train to hell
And I'll meet you at the gates of hell
Mr Jones