When I'm dead put me 10 miles deep
Well hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae
Devil's come to take yer boy away
I been spotted on the run
But I'll be waitin' when they come
Hand me up my shotgun Maggie Mae
I was born a poor man's only son
It ain't my fault I grew up on the run
Did my time as a workin' man
But they kept blood stains on my hands
I was born a poor man's only son
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
Brother when you lay me down
Down beneath the cold hard ground
You better put me ten miles deep
I keep my pistol by my head at night
Lordy I can't seem to do no right
My whole town they know my name
I killed a man and won my fame
I keep my pistol by my head at night
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
When Jesus comes he won't disturb my sleep
I knew it when they shot me down
I felt the flames from under ground
When I'm dead put me ten miles deep
Chorus: (Played as above)
Brother when you lay me down
Down beneath the cold hard ground
You better put me ten miles deep