(intro) A E A

             A                                     D       A
    Away out on the old Saint Sabbath lay down to take my rest,
                                      E              A
    my knapsack for my pillow and my gun across my chest.

              E                        A
Please don't bury me on the lonesome prairie,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!
                                      D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!

( A D A A E A )

        A                                   D         A
    My father he lies sleeping beneath the deep blue sea,
                  D      A               E                A
    I have no father no mother, there's none but Nell and me.

              E                        A
Please don't bury me on the lonesome prairie,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!
                                      D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!

( A E A )

        A                                     D          A
    My mother she lies sleeping beneath the church yard sod,
                                             E                 A
    her body lies there mouldering and her spirit has gone to God.

              E                        A
Please don't bury me on the lonesome prairie,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!
                                      D
You can bury me in the east, you can bury me in the west,
              E                       A
please don't bury me on the lone prairie!