Tell Old Bill when he leaves home this morning Tell Old Bill when he leaves home this evening Tell Bill when he leaves home to let those downtown girls alone this morning, this evening, so soon Old Sal was baking bread this morning Old Sal was baking bread this evening Old Sal was baking bread when she got word that Bill was dead this morning, this evening, so soon She said, oh no, it can't be so this morning She said, oh no, it can't be so this evening She said, oh no, it can't be so My Bill left home about an hour ago this morning, this evening, so soon . . . Well, they brought Bill home in a hurry-up wagon this morning They brought Bill home in a hurry-up wagon this evening They brought Bill home in a hurry-up wagon They brought Bill home with his toes a-dragging this morning, this evening, so soon This morning, this evening, so soon This morning, this evening, so soon . . .