Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I wanna lay your head upon your Savior's breast I love you, but Jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I wanna lay your head upon your Savior's breast I love you, but Jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight One of these mornings bright and early and soon, goodnight While they're picking up the spirit to the shore beyond, goodnight Go walkin' in the valley of the shadow of death, goodnight His rod and his staff gonna comfort me, goodnight Jumpin' wild, said I saw the sign, goodnight Once in a fire, not afloat next time, goodnight Tell Heaven on that wonderful boat, goodnight She really loaded down, gettin' water to float, goodnight Now be for the beast at the endin' of the world, goodnight Eat all the children that would not be good, goodnight I remember right well, I remember right well, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I went walkin' to Jerusalem just like John, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Lay down my dear brother, lay down and take your rest I wanna lay your head upon your Savior's breast I don't love you, but Jesus loves you best I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh