This was too good to pass up. Transcribed by me from Spotify:


UNDERTAKIN’ DADDY
As recorded by Wayne Raney on “That Real Hot Boogie Boy – The King Anthology” (1976)

1. Now come to me, sweet baby, holdin’ out your hand.
Well, ain’t you gettin’ lonesome for your undertakin’ man?
’Cause I’m the undertakin’ daddy; I’m lendin’ the last helpin’ hand.
Well. I want to introduce you to my brand new layaway plan.

2. I promise that I’ll love you, put carnations in your hair.
When all the doctors failed you, honey, baby, I’ll be there,
’Cause I’m the undertakin’ daddy; when I dig, it’s not for gold.
Well, I’m the one that will stick by you even after you’ve done grown cold.

3. Now, comb your hair, sweet baby; powder your little face.
We’re gonna do some lovin’ in that long-gone lonesome place,
’Cause I’m the undertakin’ daddy, and I’ll never bother you,
Just as long as you’re a-livin’ and I know that you’ve been true.

4. I’ll promise that I’ll love you; I’ll dress you up so fine.
I’ll let you down real easy in this cold, cold grave of mine,
’Cause I’m the undertakin’ daddy; when I dig, it’s not for gold.
Well, I’m the one that will stick by you even after you’ve done grown cold.

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The Billboard (magazine), Sep 27, 1952, page 47, column 1, announced the release of King 116: UNDERTAKIN’ DADDY b/w WHEN THEY LET THE HAMMER DOWN, performed by Wayne Raney.