Dave Van Ronk

Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Dave Van Ronk


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Well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you
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One kind favor I'll ask of you
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One kind favor I'll ask of you
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See that my grave is kept clean

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Two white horses in a line
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Two white horses in a line
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Two white horses in a line
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They're gonna take me to my burying ground

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Have you ever heard that church bell moan?
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Have you ever heard that church bell moan?
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Have you ever... ...that church bell moan?
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Then you know another boy's dead and gone


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Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
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Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
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Have you ever hear a coffin sound?
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Then you know another boy's in the ground

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You may dig my grave with a silver spade
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You may dig my grave with a silver spade
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You may dig... ...with a silver spade
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You may lower my down with a golden chain

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It's a long road that has no end
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It's a long road that has no end
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It's a long road that has no end
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It's a long trail that has no turn

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Oh well, there's one kind favor I'll ask of you
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One kind favor I'll ask of you
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One... ...I'll ask of you
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Yeah see that my grave is kept clean