[bad word]   Lord have  mercy on me
  was the kneelin  [bad word] s  plea
   and as he knelt there  on the  ground
I know that god in heaven look down
  1.       I went down by an old  country church
  I saw the [bad word]  stagger and  lurch
  and as he reached his  mothers  grave
  I  saw that [bad word]  kneel and  pray [bad word] 
2. Bring my darlin boy to me
was his mothers dyin plea
and as staggered through the gate
alas he came just one day too late
3. Three years have passed since she went away
her son is sleepin beside her today
and I know in heaven his mother will see
for God has heard that [bad word] s plea [bad word] 
X0023X - I think it is some chord and this is the best one