Sad Letter Blues

I got a letter, this is the way it read

I got a letter, this is the way it read

It says, hurry home Tampa the gal you love is deadI went to the station but that southbound train had gone

I went to the station but that southbound train had gone

I hung my head and I began to mournShe wasn't dead but she was very 'lone

She wasn't dead but she was very 'lone

I heard her when she whispered, Tampa look like I'm booked to goI followed my baby to the burial ground

I followed my baby to the burial ground

An' I watched the paul bearer slowly let her down