I've lost a good woman, and I grieve her all night and day
I have lost a good woman, and I grieve her all night and day
Lord she didn't walk away and leave me, you know the good Lord took away
My baby's gone, way down in old shady grove
My baby's gone, way down in old shady grove
Oh .................. you know I loved her long time ago
My baby's gone, and she won't be back no more
My baby's gone, and she won't be back no more
Oh she left me here this morning, and she won't be back no more
You know they carried my baby, down to a burying ground
You know they carried my baby, down to a burying ground
Now you know it hurt me so bad, when the great Jesus .... down