Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Did you ever hear that coffin sound
Means another poor boy is underground.

Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Did you ever hear them church bells toll
Means another poor boy is dead an' gone.

It's a long ol' road that never ends
It's a long ol' road that never ends
It's a long ol' trail that never ends
It's a bad wind that never changes.