The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL SONG

WE LIVE FOR YOU, WE DIE FOR YOU
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GIVE YOU REST.
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.
AND WHEN YOU DIE, WE'LL DIG A HOLE,
TO PUT YOU IN, TO ROT AND MOLD.
WE LIVE FOR YOU, WE DIE FOR YOU
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.

Submitter comment:

SUNG TO "OLD FAITHFUL PINE."
 

Data entry tech comment:

Note on back of card, possibly from Dr. Callow: "In speaking to Mr. Wilhelm, I found that this song is a humorous rendition of the funeral profession. This is my basis for the classification."

Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Date learned: NOT GIVEN