See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
traditional OR by 
Blind Lemon Jefferson 
recording of 1928 
from 
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1928) (Document DOCD-5019) 
& 
King of the Country Blues [LP] (Yazoo 1069) 
& 
Matchbox Blues (Indigo 2075) 
Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you 
Well, there's one kind of favor I'll ask of you 
There's just one kind of favor I'll ask of you 
You can see that my grave is kept clean 
And there's two white horses following me 
And there's two white horses following me 
I got two white horses following me 
Waiting on my burying ground 
Did you ever hear that coffin' sound 
Have you ever heard that coffin' sound 
Did you ever hear that coffin' sound 
Means another poor boy is under ground 
Did you ever hear them church bells tone 
Have you ever hear'd them church bells tone 
Did you ever hear them church bells tone 
Means another poor boy is dead and gone 
Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold 
And, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold 
Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold 
Now I believe what the bible told 
There's just one last favor I'll ask of you 
And there's one last favor I'll ask of you 
There's just one last favor I'll ask of you 
See that my grave is kept clean 
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Note: see also 
One Kind Favor 
. Blind Lemon Jefferson's most famous folk song contains a wish that has been fulfilled by some of his many admirers. A group of contemporary artists came together to get him a new headstone. The grave is in the segregated section of the Wortham, Texas, cemetery on Highway 14, some 85 miles south of Dallas. So, if you're in the 'hood... This is a 
picture of his grave 
. For more info and pictures see 
this site