Song Lyrics Ray Stevens - Sittin Up With The Dead    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive]
lyrics archive>> R>> Ray Stevens Singer Lyrics [Ray Stevens other resources]>> Sittin Up With The Dead Song Lyrics


Author/Artist/Singer: Ray Stevens
Music Title/Track: Sittin Up With The Dead
Theme ID: 6212
Album: N/A


Well out in the country we didn't have mortuaries
and so it was always customary
to lay the dead out right there at home.
Well the church would loan ya foldin' chairs
abd you'd have visitation and everything right there
and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead
'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone.

The last time I sat up was in '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died
he was so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out.
They used used a loggin' chain to tie him down
and covered that all up with a cape and a gown
'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about

Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'
When there come up a cloud, a thunderin lightnin' and stromin'
The lightnin' flashed and the house went black
and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'
and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump
and Uncle Fred just sat right up.

Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you
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
but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself.
And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too.

Well when Fred sat up so did everybody there
and there came a great partin' of the foldin chairs.
The preacher nearly knocked me down, he said
"I'm headed out that kitchen door over there."
I said "Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it"
He said "Don't worry son, it will have in minute."
And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before.

Then somebody stepp


Related Lyrics
Random lyrics: Abra Kadabra, Abracadabra, Aim For Me, American Pig, Answer The Phone, Anyone, Breathe, Burning Dog, Caboose, Cash, Dance Party USA, Danzig Needs A Hug, Disaster Piece, Disasterpiece, Even Though, Every Morning, Falls Apart, Fly, Fly f Super Cat, Glory, High Anxiety, Hold Your Eyes, Invisible, Iron Mic, Its All Over, Just A Little, Live and Direct, Mean Machine, New Direction, Ode To The Lonely Hearted, One Brave Cowboy, Ours, Personal Space Invader, Reaching Out, Rhyme Stealer, Right Direction, Rivers, Rpm, Satellite, SATELLITES, Scuzzboots, Someday, Sorry Now, Speed Home California, Spinning Away, Stand And Deliver, Stay On, Streaker, Tap Twist Snap, The Greatest,
Other Ray Stevens song Lyrics
Ahab the Arab Lyrics
Along Came Jones Lyrics
Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone Lyrics
Cannonball Run Lyrics
Everything Is Beautiful Lyrics
Gitarzan Lyrics
Harry the Hairy Ape Lyrics
Help Me Make It Through the Night Lyrics
Hugo (The Human Cannonball) Lyrics
Its Me Again, Margaret Lyrics
Its Me Again Margaret Lyrics
...Show All
Other Artists
Ray Sugar Lyrics
Ray Thomas Lyrics
Ray-J Lyrics
Ray-J & Brandy Lyrics
Ray-J F/ Lil Kim Lyrics
Ray-J F/ Pharrell Williams Lyrics
Raydio Lyrics
Raye Collin Lyrics
Collin Raye Lyrics
R.b. Greaves Lyrics

All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only.
lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved.
, , Privacy policy