Tom: A
A E A
[Verse 1]
A D A
Away out on the old Saint Sabbath lay down to take my rest,
E A
my knapsack for my pillow and my gun across my chest.
[Chorus]
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
E A
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
[Interlude]
A D A A E A
[Verse 2]
D A
My father he lies sleeping beneath the deep blue sea,
D A E A
I have no father no mother, there's none but Nell and me.
[Chorus]
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
E A
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
[Interlude]
A E A
[Verse 3]
D A
My mother she lies sleeping beneath the church yard sod,
E A
her body lies there mouldering and her spirit has gone to God.
[Chorus]
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lonesome prairie,
E A
Please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
E A
please don’t bury me on the lone prairie!
