[1] Once I had a lovin' sweetheart I loved [4] dearly
We [1] planned the day that she would be my [5] own
[1] Some other man has stole my darlin' [4] from me
And there [1] ain't nobody gonna [5] miss me when I'm [1] gone

There ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone
There ain't nobody gonna mourn for me too long
Won't you write these words upon my headstone
There ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone

Once I had a loving mother dear and papa
But now they're in the land where angels dwell
They found eternal rest way up in heaven
Where I'll find my reward no one can tell

You've be patient kind and true to me old Copper
You're the only one that's never done me wrong
Come closer while I pat your head old Copper
Now there ain't nobody gonna miss me when I'm gone