Please Don't Bury Me
Eternal Wishes: A Musical Odyssey of Surreal Farewell
Lyrics
Woke up this morning
Awakening in the morning
Put on my slippers
Putting on slippers, starting the day
Walked in the kitchen and died
Metaphorical death or a significant event
And oh what a feeling!
Sense of euphoria or transcendence
When my soul went through the ceiling
Feeling of spiritual ascension
And on up into heaven I did ride
Describing the journey into heaven
When I got there they did say
Arrival in heaven, an explanation is given
John, it happened this way
Recounting the circumstances of death
You slipped upon the floor
Detailing the accident or event leading to death
And hit your head
Specific injury causing death
And all the angels say
Angelic confirmation of last moments
Just before you passed away
Recollection of final words
These were the very last words
Indication of final words spoken
That you said
Refrain: Request not to be buried
Please don't bury me
Repetition and expansion on the plea not to be buried, using humor and irony
Down in the cold cold ground
-No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
-And pass me all around
-Throw my brain in a hurricane
-And the blind can have my eyes
-And the deaf can take both of my ears
-If they don't mind the size
-Give my stomach to Milwaukee
-If they run out of beer
-Put my socks in a cedar box
-Just get 'em out of here
-Venus de Milo can have my arms
-Look out! I've got your nose
-Sell my heart to the Junkman
-And give my love to Rose
-But please don't bury me
-Down in that cold, cold ground
-No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
-And pass me all around
-Throw my brain in a hurricane
-And the blind can have my eyes
-And the deaf can take both of my ears
-If they don't mind the size
-Give my feet to the footloose
-Careless, fancy free
-Give my knees to the needy
-Don't pull that stuff on me
-Hand me down my walking cane
-It's a sin to tell a lie
-Send my mouth way down south
-And kiss my ass goodbye
-But please don't bury me
-Down in that cold cold ground
-No, I'd druther have 'em cut me up
-And pass me all around
-Throw my brain in a hurricane
-And the blind can have my eyes
-And the deaf can take both of my ears
-If they don't mind the size
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