I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read Said, hurry, hurry, the gal you love is dead I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read Said, hurry, hurry, cause the gal you love is dead You know, i grabbed up my suitcase took off down the road When i got there she was layin on a coolin’ board I grabbed up my suitcase, and i took off down the road I said, oh when i got there she was layin on a coolin’ board You know,i walked up right close, looked down in her face Said, the good ol’ girl got to lay here ’til the Judgment Day And he walked up right close, and he looked down in her face He said the good ol’ girl, got to lay here ’til the Judgment Day You know,looked like it was 10,000 people standin’ round the buryin’ ground I didn’t know that i loved her until they let her down Looked like it was 10,000 standin’ round the buryin’ ground You know,I didn’t know that he loved her until they began to let her down You know I didn’t feel so bad, ’til the good lord sun went down I didn’t have a soul to throw my arms around You know I didn’t feel so bad, ’til the good lord sun went down I said, I didn’t have a soul to throw my arms around You know it's so hard to love someone that don't love you Don't look like satisfaction, don't care what you do so hard to love someone that don't love you Don't look like satisfaction, don't care what you do You know, love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad and blue love's a hard ol' fall, make you do things you don't wanna do Love sometimes leaves you feeling sad