People I thought I heard, I thought I heard, heard them church bell tone
  Well, I thought I heard , I heard, thought I heard this mornin', thought I heard the church bell tone
  It might be tonin' for my baby, my baby she been mighty low
  
  Way down, way down in shady land, way down, way down, way down in shady land
  There's two great white horses, they gonna drive my baby away
  Well, two, two great white horses, comin' to drive my baby to the buryin' ground
  
  Hmmm, gonna take her down to a buryin' ground
  I hate to see the two great white horses comin'
  That ol' hearse gonna back up to the door
  I know I heard, I know I heard, I know I heard, a church bell tone this mornin'
  Hmm, I know I heard, heard the church bell tone
  I said, "Bye bye, baby, bye bye, baby, I know we'll never meet again
  Hmmm, we'll never meet no more; goodbye, baby, goodbye darlin' "