You know that death come knockin’ on my brother’s door
Singin’, “Come on, brother, ain’t you ready to go?”
And my brother stooped down, buckled up his shoes
And he moved on down by the Jordan stream
And then he shout, “Hallelujah, done, done my duty
Got on my travelin’ shoes…

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From “Death came a-knockin.’”

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O, death

O, death

Won’t you spare me over

For another year?

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From “O Death,” a traditional Appalachian folk song.

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for our Sam, whose death came much too early and whose body was found in a field that was much too close to home.

Be at peace now.