Don't Let Me Die In Florida

Please don't let me die in Florida

I don't care about my name

If you catch me dying in Daytona

Throw my bed onto a train

I was born in Indian summer

In the south, long ago

And those dirty streets cried out for rain

And this is what I know

And the rains came and they only stopped

Just in time for snow

And the icy cold filled up my shoes

And this is what I know

Please don't let me die in Florida

I don't care about my name

If you catch me dying in Orlando

Throw my bed onto a train

Well, I went to war to fight the Japs

When the war was over, I threw my cap

Just as far as you could throw a thing

I went home and gave my girl a ring

I put the highways and the blacktop down

Turned the prairies into the towns

And those hills gave way just like a wedding gown

I put the highways and the blacktop down

I don't need to see no mirror

I ain't never going to see my own face

Just a reflection of somebody

Who's going to leave without a trace

Roll me over them hills so golden brown

Let the night come in and lay my shroud

I never been to California

Maybe that's where I should end my days

Don't let me die in Florida

I don't care about my name

If you catch me dying in Orlando

Throw my bed onto a train