Daddy went out to the yard tonight He was dancing on his very own grave They gave him the box and the shovel and the cross And you kept a hammering nails boy You kept a hammering nails Your house is on fire by your own two hands And the flames they rose to the sky And the neighbors all gathered at the edge of the grass And you stole away in the night boy You stole away in the night And the dark old days Are not too far away And one day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground Daddy went out to the yard tonight To take back everything that he gave He went for house and the woods all around So you stole away in the night boy You stole away in the night You passing in and under the dim Moon light The ground it breaks when you move And you breath so quiet as your breaking the path You got the trembling hands boy You've got the trembling hands And the dark old days Are not too far away And one day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground When the Sun came up the Sun was black The Sun came up and the Sun went out One day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground You can sing priase To what the lord made And you can cry those tears When he's taking it all away You can sing priase To what the lord made And you can cry those tears When he's taking it all away Daddy went out to the yard tonight, but he was too far gone to be saved By the priest or the book and cloth on the cross And you kept a hammering nails Oh you kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering nails You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering You kept a hammering And the dark old days Are not too far away And one day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground When the Sun came up the Sun was black The Sun came up and the Sun went out One day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground Sing one day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground One day soon you'll be the dirt in the ground