drag me from the gravesite i can wait
for my reunion at the gates
with my mother
and i will roam upon these restless legs again
thanks to the tricks and the trades
of the body-snatchers

but i'll be back below ground before long
so they'll send my soul back up on the song
of the sparrow
and i'll summon up my spirit horse black bess
and we will make our way back home
with no fixed address

again i'll make my way along the road
after i take my last breath through these lips of stone

but there's a lot of work to do
there's a lot of blood left on my boots

and there are many miles to go
but i'll meet you further on up the road

i'm going far away from these flat fields and the gallows pole
i'm going to leave behind my body and all that it knows
it's peaceful under the headstone where the maggots and the worms crawl
but i've earned my place on the highway so i'll shed my pall
between the carriages and motorcars, unsaddled i will ride
and i'll spook lovers out for their sunday drives
i can not steal no longer for possessions i can not hold
but that won't stop me from being bold
as i once was.

go! i will go, i will go, i will!
go! i will go, i will go, i'll meet you further
go! i will go, i will go, i will!
go! i will go, i will go, on up the road.