People I thought I heard, I thought I heard, heard them 
church bell tone
Well, I thought I heard , I heard, thought I heard this 
mornin', thought I heard the church bell tone
It might be tonin' for my baby, my baby she been mighty 
low
Way down, way down in shady land, way down, way down, way 
down in shady land
There's two great white horses, they gonna drive my baby 
away
Well, two, two great white horses, comin' to drive my 
baby to the buryin' ground
Hmmm, gonna take her down to a buryin' ground
I hate to see the two great white horses comin'
That ol' hearse gonna back up to the door
I know I heard, I know I heard, I know I heard, a church 
bell tone this mornin'
Hmm, I know I heard, heard the church bell tone
I said, "Bye bye, baby, bye bye, baby, I know we'll never 
meet again
Hmmm, we'll never meet no more; goodbye, baby, goodbye 
darlin' "