Now I'm a smart young feller, I've been to all the schools
I've learned to spell and arithmetic and about the Golden Rule
But when I tell the neighbors that ghosts don't walk at night
Upon my last old dollar I saw that graveyard light
Floating slow it's strolling through the graveyard
I can hear a moanin' in the night
Scared me so my legs just froze together
Lord a mercy take away that graveyard light
Well I came home one evening so weary and so tired
I took a shortcut yonder out past the old graveyard
The night was dark and rainy the setting was just right
And sure enough by golly I saw that graveyard light
Floating slow it's strolling through the graveyard
I can hear a moanin' in the night
Scared me so my legs just froze together
Lord a mercy take away that graveyard light
My feet would not get going no matter how I tried
I prayed the Lord up yonder to give me wings to fly
My prayers were never answered I did not get in flight
I just stood there dumbfounded a looking at the light
Floating slow it's strolling through the graveyard
I can hear a moanin' in the night
Scared me so my legs just froze together
Lord a mercy take away that graveyard light
I said Lord have mercy take away that graveyard light