O, Death   O, Death   Won't you spare me over til another year   Well what is this that I can't see   With ice cold hands takin' hold of me   Well I am death, none can excel   I'll open the door to heaven or hell   Whoa, death someone would pray   Could you wait to call me another day   The children prayed, the preacher preached   Time and mercy is out of your reach   I'll fix your feet til you cant walk   I'll lock your jaw til you cant talk   I'll close your eyes so you can't see   This very air, come and go with me   I'm death I come to take the soul   Leave the body and leave it cold   To draw up the flesh off of the frame   Dirt and worm both have a claim   O, Death   O, Death   Won't you spare me over til another year   My mother came to my bed   Placed a cold towel upon my head   My head is warm my feet are cold   Death is a-movin upon my soul   Oh, death how you're treatin' me   You've close my eyes so I can't see   Well you're hurtin' my body   You make me cold   You run my life right outta my soul   Oh death please consider my age   Please don't take me at this stage   My wealth is all at your command   If you will move your icy hand   Oh the young, the rich or poor   Hunger like me you know   No wealth, no ruin, no silver no gold   Nothing satisfies me but your soul   O, death   O, death   Wont you spare me over til another year   Wont you spare me over til another year   Wont you spare me over til another year