DO NOT WAIT 'TILL I'M LAID 'NEATH THE CLAY - Alfred Karnes
C position, standard tuning


CHORUS: Do not wait 'til I'm under the clay
Let your blessings be given today
Let your kindness be shown ere my spirit has flown
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

If you have any flowers on my grave to bestore [sic]
I would gladly receive them today
You may scatter them now while I can cherish them so
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

CHORUS: Do not wait 'til I'm under the clay
Let your blessings be given today
Let your kindness be shown ere my spirit has flown
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

If you have any words that would comfort and cheer
Any words that would brighten my way
You may speak them today while I am anxious to hear
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

CHORUS: Do not wait 'til I'm under the clay
Let your blessings be given today
Let your kindness be shown ere my spirit has flown
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

If you have any smiles that you freely would give
As an emblem of love's brightest ray
You should give them today while I am tarrying here
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

CHORUS: Do not wait 'til I'm under the clay
Let your blessings be given today
Let your kindness be shown ere my spirit has flown
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay

CHORUS: Do not wait 'til I'm under the clay
Let your blessings be given today
Let your kindness be shown ere my spirit has flown
Do not wait 'til I'm laid 'neath the clay