They're gonna lay me low (Lay me low)  They're gonna sink me in the snow  They're gonna throw back their heads and crow  When I go  They're gonna jump and shout (Lay me low)  They're gonna wave their arms about  All the stories will come out  When I go  All the stars will glow bright (Lay me low)  And my friends will give up the fight  They'll see my work in a different light  When I go  They'll try telephoning my mother (Lay me low)  But they'll end up getting my brother  Who'll spill the story on some long-gone lover  That I hardly know  Hats off to the man  On top of the world  Come crawl up here, baby  And I'll show you how it works  If you wanna be my friend  And you wanna repent  And you want it all to end  And you wanna know when  Well do it now don't care how  Take your final bow  Make a stand Take my hand  And blow it all to hell  They gonna inform the police chief (Lay me low)  Who'll breathe a sigh of relief  He'll say I was a malanderer, a badlander, and a thief  When I go  They will interview my teachers (Lay me low)  Who'll say I was one of God's sorrier creatures  There'll print informative six-page features  When I go  They'll bang a big old gong (Lay me low)  The motorcade will be ten miles long  The world will join together for a farewell song  When they put me down below  They'll sound a fluegelhorn (Lay me low)  And the sea will rage, and the sky will storm  All man and beast will mourn  When I go  Hats off to the man  On top of the world  Come crawl up here, baby  And we can watch this damn thing turn  If you wanna be my friend  And you wanna repent  And you want it all to end  And you wanna know when  Well do it now Do it now  Take a long last bow  Take my hand Make a stand  And blow it all to hell  Lay me low...  When I go...