Traveling Creature

G G G G G C I am a travelling creature, traveling through this land G C I serve as but a warning to woman and to man G C I saw a weeping woman in a far-off distant land G Em I gave to her my warning and she gave to me her hand G C Oh Mother, come and hold my hand G Em Oh Mother, hold up my dying hand Em Em7 C G 'Fore this death has laid its hand on me G C I asked that weeping woman if she ever tried to pray G C She said "I tried this morning but the spirit said 'Too late'" G C Now my parents, they never once taught me all about the ways of hell G Em But the ways that this death has taught me no human tongue can tell G C Oh Mother, come and hold my head G C Oh Mother, hold up my dying hand G C Oh Mother, come and hold my hand G Em Oh Mother, hold up my dying hand Em Em7 C G 'Fore this death has laid its hand on me Em Em7 C G 'Fore this death has laid its hand on me