Please Don't Bury Me

Song Please Don't Bury Me
Artist John Prine
Album Sweet Revenge

Lyrics

[00:00.60] Woke up this morning put on my slippers
[00:06.16] Walked in the kitchen and died and oh what a feeling!
[00:13.06] When my soul went through the ceiling
[00:15.43] And on up into heaven I did ride
[00:19.82] When I got there they did say
[00:22.45] John, it happened this way
[00:25.23] You slipped upon the floor and hit your head
[00:29.66] And all the angels say just before you passed away
[00:34.82] These were the very last words that you said
[00:39.50] Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
[00:44.65] No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up and pass me all around
[00:49.52] Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
[00:54.29] And the deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size
[00:59.64] Give my stomach to Milwaukee if they run out of beer
[01:09.65] Put my socks in a cedar box just get "em" out of here
[01:14.64] Venus de Milo can have my arms, look out, I've got your nose
[01:19.24] Sell my heart to the junkman and give my love to Rose
[01:24.15] Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
[01:28.80] No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up and pass me all around
[01:33.52] Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
[01:38.38] And the deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size
[01:43.71] Give my feet to the footloose, careless, fancy free
[02:07.65] Give my knees to the needy don't pull that stuff on me
[02:12.16] Hand me down my walking cane it's a sin to tell a lie
[02:16.84] Send my mouth way down south and kiss my ass goodbye
[02:22.19] Please don't bury me down in that cold cold ground
[02:26.63] No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up and pass me all around
[02:30.95] Throw my brain in a hurricane and the blind can have my eyes
[02:36.09] And the deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size
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