When God hand holds my soul to heaven
When my body grows cold and breathless
I will hear the angel hymn a'sounding
Pure as the water running off a mountain
So lay me down
In an old splintered pine box
Hammer them nails hard
So they don't come off
Dig that ground for my final sleep
Let the wild horses run over me
Crown my cross with a faded red bandana
Lay me down in Montana
Lay me down in Montana
Raise that bottle to my memory
Talk about old times till it's empty
But don't you cry for me down here
Cause I'll be knocking down new frontier
So lay me down
In an old splintered pine box
Hammer them nails hard
So they don't come off
Dig that ground for my final sleep
Let the wild horses run over me
Crown my cross with a faded red bandana
Lay me down in Montana
Lay me down in Montana
So when the sky turns winter
And my stone can't be found
I hope one heart remembers
This I once walked this ground
So lay me down
In an old splintered pine box
Hammer them nails hard
So they don't come off
Dig that ground for my final sleep
Let the wild horses run over me
Crown my cross with a faded red bandana
Lay me down in Montana
Lay me down in Montana