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SONG
DON'T YOU LAUGH WHEN A HEARSE GOES BY FOR YOU MAY BE THE NEXT
TO DIE.
THEY WRAP YOU UP IN A BIG WHITE SHEET AND THROW YOU DOWN ABOUT SIXTY
FEET. WORMS CRAWL IN AND WORMS CRAWL OUT AND ANTS PLAY PINOCLE
IN YOUR SNOUT.
SO DONT YOU LAUGH WHEN A HEARSE GOES BY FOR YOU MAY BE THE
NEXT TO DIE
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): GORE
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 06-00-1972