Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
The first time I saw my new-born girl
She was pulling on her momma's hair
The sun coming through the window
I'd have known her anywhere
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
Wake up, wake up my sleeping child
Come learn to laugh at hell
'Cause the feral fire in your daddy's blood
Runs in your veins as well
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
The last time I saw my baby girl
She was staring at the windswept sea
With two pearl-handled pistols
And a banjo on her knee
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground
Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
To lay my Lily down
[Thanks to Phil Powers for correcting these lyrics]