Seven winters past and gone
I once was young and I once was strong
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be

Six fine times I've felt my knees
Buckle to your sweet release
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be

Five times tried to conjure you
A letter or a note or clue
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be

I'm going to tell everybody I know that I'm glad to see you
And I'm going to tell everybody I know that I'm glad to see you
Even though you're comin' home in a box of cedar

For four years, you courted I
Your raven hair, your brittle bride
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be
Three more times I tried to find
A lover to match your sweet kind
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be

And I'm going to tell everybody I know that I'm glad to see you
And I'm going to tell everybody I know that I'm glad to see you
Even though you're comin' home in a box of cedar

Da da da di di di di

What am I to fill these rooms?
I'll make it warm to the drone of doom
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be

Southern winters past and gone
I once was young and I once was strong
Shall I be
I'll be
I'll be