Beside a new -made grave,
My love for her won't let me go away,
And leave her there to sleep forever
Many the times I've looked for Calvin
And prayed she would never go away
This sinner's prayer was never answered
So she's sleeping beneath
that lonely mound of clay
Oh Lord why did you take her from me
Why didn't you take me away
So I could help you there beside her
All alone beneath that lonely
I'll stay beside you, darling
And I promise that I'll never go away
Until my life down here is over
that lonely mound of clay
Oh Lord, why did you take her from me?
Why didn't you take me away?
So I could have been there beside her
All alone beneath that lonely mound of clay
