Down by the riverbank
in the old bayou
I'm digging a grave into mud
for you
And the hardest rains
always come from Tupelo
And the hardest rains
always come from Tupelo

Blinded by the moonshine from Mexico
I'm singing my blues
waiting for the death row
And the hardest rains
always come from Tupelo
Another dead baby born in Tupelo

Do you believe in god
do you believe in Jesus Christ
No mercy for me lord
I must have been blind

Got a beast inside
that I sometimes just can't hide
When the wolfsbane blooms
and shadows come alive
Death will be my bride

Lost in the riverbank
of old bayou
I'm digging a grave into mud
just for you
And the hardest rains
always come from Tupelo
Another dead baby born in Tupelo

Do you believe in god
do you believe in Jesus Christ
No mercy for me lord
I must have been blind

Got a beast inside
that I sometimes just can't hide
When the wolfsbane blooms
and shadows come alive
Death will be my bride