Ballad Of Forty Dollars Lyrics - Conway Twitty

(Tom T. Hall) 

The man who preached the funeral 

Said it really was a simple way to die 

He laid down to rest one afternoon 

And never opened up his eyes. 

They hired me and Fred and Joe 

To dig the grave and carry up some chairs 

It took us seven hours and 

I guess we must have drunk a case of beer. 

I guess I oughta go and watch 'em 

Put him down but I don't own the suit 

And anyway when they start talkin' 

'Bout the fire and hell well I get spooked. 

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So I'll just sit here in my truck 

And act like I don't know him when they pass 

And anyway when they're all through 

I've got to go to work and mow the grass. 

Well, here they come and who's that ridin' 

In that big ole shiny limousine 

Hmm, look at all that chrome 

I do believe that that's the sharpest thing I've seen. 

That must belong to his great uncle 

Someone said he owned a big ole farm 

When they get parked I'll mosey down 

And look it over that won't do no harm. 

Well, that must be the widow in the car 

And would you take a look at that 

That sure is a pretty dress 

You know some women do look good in black. 

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He's not even in the ground 

And they say his track is up for sale 

They say she took it pretty hard 

But you can't tell too much behind a veil. 

Now listen ain't that pretty 

When the bugler plays the military taps 

I think that when you's in the war 

They always hired and played a song like that. 

Well, here I am and there they go 

And I guess you'd call it my bad luck 

I hope he'll rest in peace but trouble is 

That fellow owed me forty bucks...