Wednesday, April 04, 2007

O, Death

I’m going to share something that probably only a few people know (in fact I’m only confident that Sherry knows this about me). There is a song that I fight the urge to sing all the time…seriously it is the default song that will be in my head if I haven’t listened to any music recently. Sherry hates the song and I kind of suspect that she thought in Memphis I sang it just to annoy her…honestly it wasn’t. The song is actually quite morbid so I don’t know what that says about me. Anyway, here are the lyrics so everyone can get a taste of what goes through my head quite frequently.


O, Death
By: Ralph Stanley

O, Death
O, Death
Won't you spare me over til another year
Well what is this that I can't see
With ice cold hands takin' hold of me
Well I am death, none can excel
I'll open the door to heaven or hell
Whoa, death someone would pray
Could you wait to call me another day
The children prayed, the preacher preached
Time and mercy is out of your reach
I'll fix your feet til you cant walk
I'll lock your jaw til you cant talk
I'll close your eyes so you can't see
This very air, come and go with me
I'm death I come to take the soul
Leave the body and leave it cold
To draw up the flesh off of the frame
Dirt and worm both have a claim
O, Death
O, Death
Won't you spare me over til another year
My mother came to my bed
Placed a cold towel upon my head
My head is warm my feet are cold
Death is a-movin upon my soul
Oh, death how you're treatin' me
You've close my eyes so I can't see
Well you're hurtin' my body
You make me cold
You run my life right outta my soul
Oh death please consider my age
Please don't take me at this stage
My wealth is all at your command
If you will move your icy hand
Oh the young, the rich or poor
Hunger like me you know
No wealth, no ruin, no silver no gold
Nothing satisfies me but your soul
O, death
O, death
Won't you spare me over til another year

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I gotta be honest with you. I still can't quite appreciate this song, though the tone pops into my head right away each time I see the title from your blog.