Johnny Cash The Caretaker Lyrics

The Caretaker Lyrics

I live in the cemetery

'Old Caretaker' they call me

In the wintertime I rake the leaves

And in the summer I cut the weeds



When a funeral comes

The people cry and pray

They bury their dead

Then they all go away



And here I work

And I somehow hide

From a world that rushes

By outside



But each night

When I rest my head

I'm contented

As the peaceful death



But who's gonna cry

When old John dies?

Who's gonna cry

When old John dies?



Once I was a young man

Dashing with the girls

Now no one wants an old man

When I lost my handsome curls



But I wanna say

When my time comes

Lay me facin'

The rising sun



Put me in a corner

Where I buried my pup

Tell the preacher to pray

Then cover me up



Don't lay flowers

Where my head should be

Maybe God would

Let some grow for me



And all the little children

That I love like my own

Will they be sorry

That Old John's gone?



Who's gonna cry

When Old John dies?

Who's gonna cry

When Old John dies?