Oh, Death

by Ralph Stanley

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Oh-- Death, Oh—-Death
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Won’t you spare me o-ver til a-noth-er year 
 
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What is this that I can see
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With i-cy hands tak-in hold of me 
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I am death and none can ex-cel
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I’ll o-pen the doors to hea-ven or hell
 
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Whoa Death, some-one would pray
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Could-n’t you call again some oth-er day?
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God’s child-ren prayed, the preach-er preached,
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Both time and merc-y are out of your reach
  
I’ll fix your feet so you can’t walk
I’ll lock your jaw so you can’t talk
Close your eyes so you can’t see
This ver-y hour, come go with me
  
Death, I come to take the soul
Leave the bod-y and leave it cold
To drop the flesh off of the frame 
The earth and worms both have a claim
 
The old, the young, the rich, the poor 
All a-like with me, you know;
No wealth, no land, no silver, or gold 
Nothing satis-fies me but your soul
 
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Oh-- Death, Oh—Death
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Won’t you spare me o-ver til a-noth-er year 
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Won’t you spare me o-ver til a-noth-er year