When I was a young man I used to seek pleasure When I was a young man I used to drink ale Out of the ale house and into the jailhouse Out of the bar room and into my grave Come mama come papa come sit you right by me Come sit you right by me and pity my name My forehead is aching my poor heart is breaking My body's salivating and I'm bound to die Come call on the preacher to come prey for me Come call on the doctor to clean up my wounds My forehead is aching my poor heart is breaking My body's salivating and I'm bound to Hell I want four young ladies to carry my coffin I want four young ladies to carry me home And each one of them a bunch of white roses Lay at my body and not pass around One morning One morning I spied a young lady One morning One morning One morning in May I spied a young lady all wrapped in white linen Wrapped in white linen And cold as the grave