Have you ever took a trip, babe, on the Mobile line? Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, hollerin' 'bout the Mobile line That's the road to ride, baby, ease your trouble in mind Well, I got a letter, babe, this the way it read Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, hollerin' 'bout the way it read "Come home, come home, baby girl you love is dead" Well I packed my suitcase, bundled up my clothes Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, hollerin' 'bout bundle up his clothes When I got there she was layin' on the coolin' board Well, they took my baby, honey, to the buryin' ground Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, hollerin' 'bout the buryin' ground You oughta heard me hollerin' when they let her down Well, there's two black horses standin' on the buryin' ground Well, I turned around to see if they'd run on down When you go to Heaven, gonna, babe, gonna stop by France Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, holler 'bout stop by France Gonna stop by there just to give these girls a chance Baby, when I die, don't bury Daddy at all Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, holler 'bout bury Daddy at all Just pickle Daddy's bones, baby, in alkyhol Well, the boat's up the river, babe, and she won't come down Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, holler 'bout she won't come down Well, I b'lieve to my soul they be four days waterbound Baby, when I die put Daddy's picture in a frame Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, holler 'bout-a in a frame So when Daddy's gone you can see him just the same Hello, Heaven, Daddy want to use your telephone Hey, Lordy mama-mama, hey, Lordy papa-papa, hollerin' 'bout the telephone So he can talk to his Daddy anytime away he's gone