by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
The hearse song
Language: English
The old grey hearse goes rolling by, You don't know whether to laugh or cry; For you know some day it'll get you too, And the hearse's next load may consist of you. They'll take you out and they'll lower you down, While men with shovels stand all a-round; They'll throw in dirt and they'll throw in rocks, And they won't give a damn if they break the box. The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out, They crawl all over your chin and mouth, They invite their friends and their friends' friends too, And you look like hell when they're through with you.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The hearse song", 2007 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 105