Old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Well old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Old Howard's dead and he's gone Old Howard's dead and he's gone Well, Old Howard's dead and he's gone Lord, Lord And he left me hear to sing this song Old Howard's dead and he's gone Old Howard's dead and he's gone Old Howard's dead and he's gone Lord, Lord And he left me hear to sing this song Who's been here since I've been gone A great big man with a derby on Who's been here since I've been gone Great big man with a derby on Great big man with a derby on Great big man with a derby on Well a great big man with a derby on Lord, Lord And he left me hear to sing this song Who's been here since I been gone Pretty little girl with a red dress on Who's been here since I been gone Pretty little girl with a red dress on Pretty little girl with a red dress on Pretty little girl with a red dress on Pretty little girl with a red dress on Lord, Lord And she left me hear to sing this song Old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Old Howard was his mother's poor boy Old Howard his mother's poor boy Well old Howard his mother's poor boy Lord, Lord And left me here to sing this song Old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Old Howard's dead and gone Left me here to sing this song Old Howard's dead and he's gone Old Howard's dead and he's gone Well old Howard's dead and he's gone Lord, Lord And he left me hear to sing this song