I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried In My Grave

I'm like a fox without a hole A ship without a sail Like a dog who's got a dozen cans Danglin' on his tail I'd rather be dead And buried in my grave, mean old grave Just soon as I wallow in the mud And be treated like a whore I feel like I'm somebody's old sheep killing dog I'd rather be dead And buried in my grave, mean old grave It's a man has got me sniffing Sniffing dope and drinking gin It's another one that put me in This old hole I'm in He hurt me when he left Nobody but the lord can tell I asked him where's he going He said, "Go to hell!" I'd rather be dead And buried in my grave, mean old grave Dug a hole for his picture Face it to the ground Sprinkled salt around To keep him from around I'd rather be dead And buried in my grave, mean old grave That man is my master And I'm nothing but a slave That's why I'd rather be dead And buried in my grave, mean old grave