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Please Don't Bury Me Lyrics



Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen
And died

And oh, what a feeling!
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven, I did ride

When I got there, they did say
"John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head"

And all the angels say
"Just before you pa*sed away
That these were the very last words
That you said"

"Please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
No, I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pa*s me all around"

"Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size"

"Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just to get 'em out of here"

"Venus De Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junk man
And give my love to Rose"

"But please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pa*s me all around"

"Throw my brain in a hurricane
The blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size, oh man!"

"Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
And give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me"

"Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my a*s goodbye"

"But, please don't bury me
Down in that cold, cold ground
I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pa*s me all around"

"Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size, that's right"



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John Prine - Great Days: The John Prine Anthology

  1. Illegal Smile
  2. Spanish Pipedream
  3. Hello in There
  4. Sam Stone
  5. Paradise
  6. Donald and Lydia
  7. Late John Garfield Blues
  8. Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You
  9. Great Compromise
  10. Sweet Revenge
  11. Please Don't Bury Me
  12. Christmas in Prison
  13. Dear Abby [Live]
  14. Blue Umbrella
  15. Common Sense
  16. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard
  17. Saddle in the Rain
  18. He Was in Heaven Before He Died
  19. Fish and Whistle
  20. That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round
  21. Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
  22. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone
  23. Automobile
  24. Killing the Blues
  25. Down by the Side of the Road
  26. Living in the Future
  27. It's Happening to You
  28. Storm Windows
  29. One Red Rose
  30. Souvenirs
  31. Aimless Love
  32. Oldest Baby in the World
  33. People Puttin' People Down
  34. Unwed Fathers
  35. Angel from Montgomery [Live]
  36. Linda Goes to Mars
  37. Bad Boy
  38. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness [Live]
  39. It's a Big Old Goofy World [Live]
  40. Sins of Memphisto
  41. All the Best