Dig My Grave with a Silver Spade

DESCRIPTION: "You can dig my grave with a silver spade (x3), 'Cause I ain't gonna stay here long." "There's a long white robe in heaven for me...." "There's a starry crown in heaven for me...." "There's a golden harp up in Heaven for me...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
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REFERENCES (6 citations):
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 351, "You Can Dig My Grave" (1 text)
Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd, p. 134, "Silver Spade" (1 short text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 383, "You Can Dig My Grave with a Silver Spade" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 19, "You Can Dig My Grave" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 15, "You Can Dig My Grave" (1 text)
BoyScoutSongbook1997, pp. 96-97, "You Can Dig My Grave" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Deep Blue Sea (II)" (floating lyrics)
cf. "Down by the Weeping Willow Tree" (lyrics)
File: FSWB351A

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