Oh death, oh death, won’t you spare me over til another year?
What is this that I can’t see - with ice-cold hands taking hold of me.
I am death none can excel - I’ll open the door to heaven or hell.
Oh death, oh death, won’t you spare me over til another year?
Whoa death someone would pray - could you wait to call me another day?
The children pray the preacher preached - time and mercy is out of your reach.
I’ll fix your feet til you can’t walk - I’ll lock your jaw til you can’t talk.
I’ll close your eyes so you can’t see - this very hour come and go with me.
Oh death, oh death, won’t you spare me over til another year?
In death I come to take the soul - leave the body and leave it cold.
To drop the flesh off of the frame - the earth and worms both have a claim.
Oh death, oh death, won’t you spare me over til another year?
Oh Death