Song Description
Song about life and death
Song Length |
3:27 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Traditional |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Peaceful, Poignant |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Cover Me in Cotton
Lyrics: T. Benezra; Music: T. Benezra, P. Bednarski
Copyright August 2004
Cover me in cotton when I go from this earth
Send me back to nature as I was at my birth
Don?t need no fancy clothes or jewels when my time is here
I?m going back to nature and of that I?ll have no fear
Mama died last Saturday, Dad in eighty-one
Mama said she wasn?t scared -- her time had come
She said time to see your Dad again been more than twenty years
Now I?m going back to nature, of that I have no fear
Chorus:
Cover me in cotton when I go back to the earth
Send me back to nature as I was at my birth
Don?t need no fancy clothes or jewels when my time is here
I?m going back to nature and of that I?ll have no fear
When grandma was sixty-five I told her she was old
Asked her was she scared to die she said ?truth be told,
I love life right now with all its laughter, love, and tears
But when I go back to nature, trust I?ll have no fear?
I hope I live a long time with love and good health
That?s what I?ll count up when it?s time to count up my wealth
I hope I won?t be whining ?bout a life that wasn?t sincere
No, when I go back to nature I don?t want to have no fear
(Repeat Chorus)