Page From the B. Lovell Dime Song Book, Vol. 1
"Devil in the Churchyard"
Written by Port Sulphur Band
Publication August 27, 1894

Papa went down to the pasture
Papa ain't coming back
Brother went down to the pasture
Devil on his back

Run, Papa, run
Run, Papa, run
Run, Papa won't you run?

Brother went down to the courthouse
Brother ain't coming back
I went down to the courthouse
Shotgun and an axe

Room full of bodies, flies on the wall
Room full of bodies, fly

I went down to the churchyard
To dig myself a grave
I went down to the churchyard
To dig myself a grave

Shadows come, shadows come, come to take me away
Shadow take the dark away