Old black dog when I'm gone, lord, lord Old black dog when I'm gone When I come back with a ten dollar bill And it's, "Honey, where you been so long?" My daddy, he's a gambler He taught me how to play Told me to bet my money On Ace, Deuce, Jack and Tray Old black dog when I'm gone, lord, lord Old black dog when I'm gone When I come back with a ten dollar bill And it's, "Honey, where you been so long?" Been all around Kentucky The state of old Tennessee Anywhere I hang my hat It'll be home sweet home to me Old black dog when I'm gone, lord, lord Old black dog when I'm gone When I come back with a ten dollar bill And it's, "Honey, where you been so long?" See the train a-coming She is packing my casket, lord Going to the graveyard Where the grave will be my home Old black dog when I'm gone, lord, lord Old black dog when I'm gone When I come back with a ten dollar bill And it's "Honey, where you been so long?"