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Bury Me Not
The Residents
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Bury me not on the lone prairie
These words came slow and mournfully
From the bleeding lips of a youth
Who lay on his dying bed at the close of day
Darkness hung around his head
As the shadows of death grew thick like lead
He thought of his home and his family that night
As the cowboys gathered in to watch him die
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Bury me not on the lone prairie
Where the wild coyotes howl over me
In a narrow grave just six by three
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairieIn
Dreams I listen to the well known words
Of the wild green winds and the songs of birds
I think of the table where my mama cooked flowers
And the seeds I lost in those long lost hours
I've always wished to be laid when I die
In the little church yard on the green hillside
By my mama's grave, please let mine be
Bury me not on the lone prairie
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Bury me not
And his voice stopped there
But we took no heed of his dying prayer
In a narrow grave, just six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie
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