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Spoken:
Funeral Directors of America, I am very deeply honored standing here;
Receiving this token of your esteem, `The Funeral Director of the
Year.`
Now I`ve been asked by all the delegates--and members of the board,
To tell you of the funeral that won me this award.
It was handled with taste and dignity, that much I can say for it;
And I`m sure it will take the family twenty years to pay for it!
Chorus:
It was a helluva fun`ral, It was a helluva fun`ral
The finest fun`ral ever booked:
I had some high school juniors who passed around petunial
And lilies everywhere you looked.
It was a helluva fun`ral, I say one helluva fun`ral
Oh, how I wish that you were there;
I had ten drum majorettes doubling on the castanets
It really was a lively affair
It really was a lively affair.
It was a helluva fun`ral, It was a helluva fun`ral
The national guard showed up for me;
And during the oration, they went into formation
And formed the letters R. I. P.
It was a helluva fun`ral, I say one helluva fun`ral
I gave it all my loving care;
The band was on its toes playing `Mexicali Rose`,
It really was a lively affair.
It really was a lively affair.
A tisket a tasket, Tell us about the casket
Spoken:
Well, I`ll tell you `bout the casket, my good friends
It would-a made your poor eyes pop
It was sterling silver all around and a real formica top.
(Formica top, it had a formica top).
Well, I`ll tell you `bout the widow, my good friends,
The widow was in navy blue
With a gown designed by Balenciaga, I supplied that too.
(He sold the widow widow`s weeds too).
I held the first funereal raffle, though I don`t much like to boast
And I gave away a Chevrolet to the person who cried the most.
(He gave away a brand new Chevrolet). I won it myself!
There were eighteen jugglers by the grave to demonstrate their art
And when they were done, I fired a gun to let the hoot-e-nanny start.
(He fired a gun and the hoot-e-nanny begun).
I was serving beer and prtzels, `til the hot pastrami came;
And I sold some souvenier hankies with the dear departed`s name.
(He was sellin` hankies with the dear departed`s name).
As a fitting finale we had the Rockettes from New Your`s Music Hall;
As you can see, my very good friends
All in all, all in all:
Sung:
It was a helluva fun`ral, I say one helluva fun`ral
No other burial could compare;
It was all done up deluxe `n` I made forty thousand bucks,
It really was a lively affair. It really was a swingin` affair Send " A Dying Business" Ringtone to your Cell