You've got to bury her deeper So you'll be sure you can keep her Down in that hole where you leave her So all alone with the reaper You've got to hang her even higher Or burn her down in the fire Oh, don't you trust in a liar Why, mother, why? Why, mother, why? Why'd you have to kill that man? Oh, tell me why, why'd you have to kill that man? Mother, why I am wondering have you done what you've done there Tell why'd you have to kill that man? Mother, how can you undo all the things that you've done to An innocent stranger of a man You've got to bury her deeper So you'll be sure you can keep her Down in that hole where you leave her So all alone with the reaper You've got to hang her even higher Or burn her down in the fire Oh, don't you trust in a liar Why, mother, why? Why, mother, why? Why did we have to run? Just tell me why, why did we have to run away? Mother, why I am wondering have you done what you've done there Tell why'd you have to kill that man? Mother, how can you undo all the things that you've done to An innocent stranger of a man You've got to bury her deeper So you'll be sure you can keep her Down in that hole where you leave her So all alone with the reaper You've got to hang her even higher Or burn her down in the fire Oh, don't you trust in a liar Why, mother, why? Why, mother, why? You've got to bury her deeper So you'll be sure you can keep her Down in that hole where you leave her So all alone with the reaper You've got to hang her even higher Or burn her down in the fire Oh, don't you trust in a liar Why, mother, why? Why, mother, why? You've got to bury her deeper So you'll be sure you can keep her Down in that hole where you leave her so all alone