Hand me down my walking cane
It's time to take the road that's plain
Hand me down my walking cane
I will not pass this way again
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Well I got drunk, I paid no mind
Left my friends at home behind
I got drunk, I paid no mind
And now I've no path left to find
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Hell is deep and hell is wide
Full of souls once full of pride
It might be deep it might be wide
I might have one foot there inside
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Don't you wait upon the doorstep for me darling
Take the candle from the window, blow it out
Don't you see me in each stranger's face that's passing
I dug myself into a hole too deep for getting out
Hand me down my walking cane
My time is passed, I won't remain
Hand me down my walking cane
My feet won't take me here again
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken me
It's time to take the road that's plain
Hand me down my walking cane
I will not pass this way again
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Well I got drunk, I paid no mind
Left my friends at home behind
I got drunk, I paid no mind
And now I've no path left to find
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Hell is deep and hell is wide
Full of souls once full of pride
It might be deep it might be wide
I might have one foot there inside
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins, they have overtaken me
Don't you wait upon the doorstep for me darling
Take the candle from the window, blow it out
Don't you see me in each stranger's face that's passing
I dug myself into a hole too deep for getting out
Hand me down my walking cane
My time is passed, I won't remain
Hand me down my walking cane
My feet won't take me here again
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken, overtaken me
My sins have overtaken me