See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Ensuring Eternal Rest: A Song's Solemn Request
Lyrics
And its one kind favor I ask of you
Requesting a single act of kindness
And its one kind favor I ask of you
Repeated request for a favor
One kind favor I ask of you
Reiteration of the request for a kind favor
Good Lord see that my grave is kept clean
Pleading for assurance that the speaker's grave will be maintained properly
It's a lonely lane that has no end
Referring to a desolate and seemingly endless path
Lonely lane that has no end
Emphasizing the loneliness and infinity of the path
Lonely lane that has no end
Repetition highlighting the eternal nature of the desolate path
It's a bad old end
Describing the path's bleak conclusion
That'll never change
Expressing the inevitability of a negative fate
Have you ever heard that coffin Sound?
Asking if one has experienced the sound associated with a coffin
Have you ever heard that coffin Sound?
Reiteration of the inquiry about the sound of a coffin
Ever heard that coffin Sound?
Repeating the question about the coffin's sound
Good Lord, there burring that poor boy under ground
Expressing sorrow for the burial of a poor individual
And there's two white horses in a line
Noting the presence of two white horses arranged in a procession
Two white horses in a line
Reiterating the sight of two white horses in a line
Two white horses in a line
Repeating the observation of the two white horses
Oh lord, taking me down to that burring ground
Expressing a plea to be taken to the burial ground
And its one kind favor I ask of you
Repetition of the initial request for a kind favor
One kind favor I ask of you
Reiterating the request for a single act of kindness
One kind favor I ask of you
Emphasizing the plea for a favor
Good Lord see that my grave is kept clean
Reiterating the plea for assurance about the upkeep of the speaker's grave
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