Ray Stevens - Sittin' Up With The Dead

Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you

and Uncle Fred just sat right up.

SPOKEN:

They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left

"I'm headed out that kitchen door over there."

and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead

and unbeknownst to me he's still in there asleep

I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do.

"Might as well come over here and sit down beside me boy

but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself.

'cause you ain't gettin' outa here tonight."

Next time I'm just gonna send flowers... yeah...

he was 97 and so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out.

Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do

They say the dead can't hurt ya cause they already left

Well the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep

Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'

Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everybody there

For the undertaker to do his job

and you'd have visitation and everything right there

'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone.

The last time I sat up was '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died

and covered that all up with a cape and a gown

And didn't tell nobody in the family

'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about