This composition is a contemplative reflection on mortality, underscoring the artist's desire for a humble and traditional send-off. The lyrics convey an acceptance of death as an inevitable part of life, with the artist expressing his wish to be buried in his home county, indicating a deep connection to his roots. The song also emphasizes the importance of familial bonds and traditions, such as playing music and passing around 'shine at the funeral. The repeated phrase "bury my bones" serves as a metaphor for returning to the earth and becoming one with nature after death. It suggests that while physical existence may cease, one's essence endures through their homeland and loved ones.
Bury My Bones
Lyrics
If I die young, write my mother
Tell her that I love her but my soul's gone home
And take my vessel to Anderson County
Drive real slow and take the long way home
Tell my kin to pick up a shovel
Wrestle that sugar sand and bury my bones
Won't you bury my bones beneath these pines?
When it comes time for you to bury my bones
Don't throw me no funeral
Sister, don't cry
Saw that fiddle, brother, pass that 'shine
Deep down in the hollow
Pick the tallest pine
Dig it real deep, where the roots touch mine
Cross the red river where it opens wide
The heroine sails to the Choctaw side
Follow my trail to a silver stone
And gather my body when you bury my bones
Won't you bury my bones?
Yeah, if I die young, write my mother
Tell her that I love her, but my soul's gone home
And take me back to Anderson County
Drive real slow and take the long way home
And tell my kin to pick up a shovel
Wrestle that sugar sand and bury my bones
Bury my bones beneath these pines
When it comes time
Yeah, if I die young
Yeah, if I die young
Yeah, if I die young
Writer(s): Dijon Mcfarlane, John Craig Jeffers
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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