| G | C | |
| Sleep all | day |
| G | |
| Just waiting for the s | un to set |
| C | |
| I hang my c | lothes |
| G | |
| Up on the | line |
| G | C | |
| When I | die |
| G | |
| I'll hang my head beside the | willow tree |
| C | |
| When I'm | dead |
| G | |
| Is when | I'll be free |
| D | C | |
| And you can take my b | ody |
| C | |
| Put it in a boat |
| D | C | |
| Light it on fi | re |
| C | |
| You can use the kerosene |
| D | C | |
| Take my b | ody |
| C | |
| Put it in a boat |
| D | C | |
| Light it on fi | re |
| C | |
| Send it out to sea |