Uncle Ned hung himself in his sleep
he strung right up from his neck to his feet
and mama didn't find him for 10 whole weeks
and soon after that she made her own leap

Right off the tallest tree that she could find
she didn't think about leaving seven kids behind
well three of them died and the other three cried
and the only one left said Jesus lied

Well it had been sometime back in eighty nine
just when you're lovely mother was a friend of mine
she stroke right up from her toes to her teeth
and nobody found me for sixteen weeks

But soon after that she let me go
I swear she better not be down in Mexico
Drinkin the streets and selling herself
She'll be loving me when there's nobody left