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 upon my tomb



I don't believe I want to leave no epitaph of doom



Whoa, when I'm dead and gone



I want to leave some happy woman livin' on



Whoa, when I'm dead and gone



I don't want nobody to mourn above my grave



Old Mama Linda, she's out to get my hide



She's got a shotgun and a daughter by her side



Well, hey there, ladies, Johnson's free



Who's got the love, who's got enough to keep a man like me



Whoa, when I'm dead and gone



I want to leave some happy woman livin' on



Whoa, when I'm dead and gone



I don't want nobody to mourn above my grave