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Brian Hoskin Lyr Req: Sweet Heaven When I Die (from Doc Watson) (13) Lyr Add: SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE (from Doc Watson) 30 Oct 07


Lin, I can't remember where I eventually found these, but here's Doc's version


SWEET HEAVEN WHEN I DIE

Daddy was a hard workin' man
But he rambled from town to town
I'm gonna be a rounder, boys
'n Ain't never gonna settle down

(chorus)
Beefsteaks when I'm hungry
Something tall and cool when I'm dry
Give me green backs when the times are hard
Sweet heaven when I die

They locked me down in the old jailhouse
And my friends all passed me by
Nobody came around to see about me
And I couldn't help it wonder why

(chorus)

Love me when I'm sad and blue
Honey, cheer me if I cry
For all I really need is my sweet little gal
Who loves me till I die

(chorus)


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