Oh I love you baby, I love you night and day
When I leave you baby, don't cry the night away
When I die, don't you write no words up on my tom
Don't believe I want to leave no epitaph of doom

Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
I want to leave some happy people living on
Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave

Old mama Linda, she's out to get his hide
She's got a shotgun and her daughter by her side
Hey there ladies, Johnson's free
Who's got the love? Who's got enough to keep someone like me?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
I want to leave some happy people living on
Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave

Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
I want to leave some happy people living on
Oh, oh, oh, oh, when I'm dead and gone
Don't want nobody to mourn beside my grave