James Blood Ulmer Death Letter Lyrics

I got a letter this morning How do you reckon it was read? It said "hurry, hurry" hey "your love is dead" I got a letter this morning I said, "how do you reckon it was read" You know I said, "Hurry because the gal you love is dead"

So I grabbed up my suitcase, I took off, down the road When I got there, she was laying on the cooling board I grabbed up my suitcase, I took off, down the road When I got there, she was already laying on the cooling board

Well, I walked right up close, I looked down in her face Good old gal, you got to lay here till Judgment Day I walked right up close, and I looked down in her face Yes, been a good old gal, she got to lay here till Judgment Day

It looked like there were ten thousand people standing around the burial ground I didn't know I loved her 'till they began to let her down Looked like ten thousand people were standing around the ground I didn't know I loved her 'till they began to let her down
Lord have mercy on my wicked soul

You know it's so hard to love Someone that don't love you Won't get satisfaction Don't care what you do So hard to love Someone that don't love you

Don't look like satisfaction Don't care what you do

Well I got up this morning The break of day Just hugging the pillows She used to lay

Got up this morning The break of day Just hugging the pillows Where my baby used to lay