Let Me Die In My Footsteps - Studio Outtake - 1962

Well, I will not go down under the ground
 'Cause somebody tells me that death's comin' 'round
 And I will not carry myself down to die
 When I go to my grave, my head will be high
 Let me die in my footsteps before I go down under the ground
 There's been rumors of war and wars that have been
 The meaning of life has been lost with the wind
 And there's some people thinkin' that the end is close by
 'Stead of learnin' to live, they are learnin' to die
 Let me die in my footsteps before I go down under the ground
 I don't know if I'm smart, but I think I can see
 When someone is pullin' the wood over me
 The wood
 Do you want this? Do you want to put this on?
 It's awful long
 I mean it's not that long, but it's just that it's a drag
 You know? I sing it so many times