Chorus C C7 ease me down josephine F C got something that makes me want to stay F C Am you know id never lead you blind or astray F G7 C just ease me down my sweet josephine C C7 take me out in the yard F C and lay me down half past eight F C Am go to the gardens through that bright colored gate F G7 just ease your body next to mine Chorus C C7 its cigarettes and whiskey at dawn F C and apples and oranges at noon F C Am yes its summertime in the city and we'll be leaving soon F G7 im going to carolina to rest my bones