Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a hundred and three
A hundred and three is forever when you're just a little kid
So Cyrus Jones lived forever
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Muriel Stonewall
1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now you should never have to watch
As your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Ring around the rosy
Pocket full of posy
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Little Mikey Carson 67 to 75
He rode his
Bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a hundred and three
A hundred and three is forever when you're just a little kid
So Cyrus Jones lived forever
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Muriel Stonewall
1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now you should never have to watch
As your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Ring around the rosy
Pocket full of posy
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Little Mikey Carson 67 to 75
He rode his
Bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Gravedigger
Lyrics submitted by Lissy Ratz, edited by jayellen10
Gravedigger Lyrics as written by Christopher Lavery David Proctor
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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The gravedigger symbolizes death. The song is basically telling you to live out your life to the fullest, and to stay strong through all your pain and suffering. By the time the gravedigger comes looking for you, you're going to want something good for people to remember you by. In essence, life is sacred, and we need to cherish it before the gravedigger comes to visit us.
such a good song.
This song is amazing, I'm so upset I didn't hear it live when I saw them a month ago.Regardless, dave rocks, I'd love to hear this song with a full band though - can't you just imagine Boyd or Leroi jamming to this..or steffan..ahh..hopefully they'll release it eventually.
I just heard this song for the first time, it was live at the Gorge in Washington, it mezmerized all 20,000 people that were there. He played it as an encore at the end before he ended with Ants Marching. He also played Satellite and One Sweet World at this performance and apparently the concert is being turned into a documentary for TV or DVD. My friends think it's going to be a CD too, because he usually doesn't play Sattelite or One Sweet World Live.
Its about the love of life and living everyday to its fullest and loving the ones around you, because you never know when you'll see the Gravedigger for one of them
The lyrics are incomplete, the chorus is not there. If you read that part, you can tell he talks about war. He said that this song is for his father.
Another song about Dave's obsession and realization about his mortaltiy
Probably inspired from his father and sister Anne.
nice song nice meaning but what about nice tab? do you guys know where i can find it?
these lyrics are so wrong. i'm going to post the correct ones just cause i love this song so much.
"sirus jones 1810 to 1913 made his great-grandchildren believe you can live to 103 103 is forever when you're just a little kid so sirus jones lived forever
gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain gravedigger
mariele stonewall 1903 to 1954 she lost both of her babies in the second great war now you should never have to watch your only children lowered in the ground i mean you should never have to bury your own babies
gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain gravedigger
ring around the rosy pocket full of posy ashes to ashes we all fall down
gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain oh gravedigger
little mikey carson 67 to 75 he rode his bike like the devil until the day he died when he grows up he wants to be mr. vertical on the flying trapese oh 1940 to 1992
gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain oh, gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain i can feel the rain i can feel the rain gravedigger when you dig my grave could you make it shallow so that i can feel the rain gravedigger gravedigger"
i think that's correct...better than the one that's there anyway