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Clips from Ray Stevens - Sittin' Up With The Dead

Well out in the country we didn't have mortuaries

"Well out in the country we didn't have mortuaries"

Ray Stevens

and so it was always customary

"and so it was always customary"

Ray Stevens

'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone.

"'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone."

Ray Stevens

The lightnin' flashed and the thunder clapped

"The lightnin' flashed and the thunder clapped"

Ray Stevens

and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'

"and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'"

Ray Stevens

and Uncle Fred just sat right up.

"and Uncle Fred just sat right up."

Ray Stevens

"I'm headed out that kitchen door over there."

""I'm headed out that kitchen door over there.""

Ray Stevens

I said "Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it"

"I said "Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it""

Ray Stevens

It was Uncle Fred's grave and it was dark and cold.

"It was Uncle Fred's grave and it was dark and cold."

Ray Stevens

and I'm jumpin' and scratchin' trying to get out of that hole when he says

"and I'm jumpin' and scratchin' trying to get out of that hole when he says"

Ray Stevens

"Might as well come over here and sit down beside me boy

""Might as well come over here and sit down beside me boy"

Ray Stevens

'cause you ain't gettin' outa here tonight."

"'cause you ain't gettin' outa here tonight.""

Ray Stevens

And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more, I don't know about you.

"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more, I don't know about you."

Ray Stevens

Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do

"Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do"

Ray Stevens

SPOKEN:

"SPOKEN:"

Ray Stevens

For the undertaker to do his job

"For the undertaker to do his job"

Ray Stevens

and lay your kin out there at home.

"and lay your kin out there at home."

Ray Stevens

Well the church would loan ya foldin' chairs

"Well the church would loan ya foldin' chairs"

Ray Stevens

and you'd have visitation and everything right there

"and you'd have visitation and everything right there"

Ray Stevens

and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead

"and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead"

Ray Stevens

The last time I sat up was '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died

"The last time I sat up was '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died"

Ray Stevens

he was 97 and so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out.

"he was 97 and so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out."

Ray Stevens

They used used a loggin' chain to hold him down

"They used used a loggin' chain to hold him down"

Ray Stevens

and covered that all up with a cape and a gown

"and covered that all up with a cape and a gown"

Ray Stevens

And didn't tell nobody in the family

"And didn't tell nobody in the family"

Ray Stevens

'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about

"'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about"

Ray Stevens

Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'

"Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'"

Ray Stevens

When there come up a cloud, a thunderin lightnin' and stormin'

"When there come up a cloud, a thunderin lightnin' and stormin'"

Ray Stevens

and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump

"and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump"

Ray Stevens

Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you

"Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you"

Ray Stevens

I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do.

"I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do."

Ray Stevens

They say the dead can't hurt ya cause they already left

"They say the dead can't hurt ya cause they already left"

Ray Stevens

but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself.

"but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself."

Ray Stevens

And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too.

"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too."

Ray Stevens

Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everybody there

"Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everybody there"

Ray Stevens

and there came a great partin' of the foldin chairs.

"and there came a great partin' of the foldin chairs."

Ray Stevens

The preacher nearly knocked me down, he said

"The preacher nearly knocked me down, he said"

Ray Stevens

And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before.

"And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before."

Ray Stevens

Then somebody stepped on the old cat's tail

"Then somebody stepped on the old cat's tail"

Ray Stevens

it let out a scream, a screech, a wail

"it let out a scream, a screech, a wail"

Ray Stevens

Then the lightnin' flashed and that house went black

"Then the lightnin' flashed and that house went black"

Ray Stevens

and I spoke to my feets I said "Boys make tracks"

"and I spoke to my feets I said "Boys make tracks""

Ray Stevens

and I went out that screen door lickety split for town.

"and I went out that screen door lickety split for town."

Ray Stevens

Well I cut through the cemetary, fell in a hole.

"Well I cut through the cemetary, fell in a hole."

Ray Stevens

Well the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep

"Well the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep"

Ray Stevens

and unbeknownst to me he's still in there asleep

"and unbeknownst to me he's still in there asleep"

Ray Stevens

But I did.

"But I did."

Ray Stevens

They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left

"They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left"

Ray Stevens

but what they left can sure make you hurt yourself.

"but what they left can sure make you hurt yourself."

Ray Stevens

And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too.

"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too."

Ray Stevens

Wasn't no sense in sittin' up with Uncle Fred anyhow... Uncle Fred done gonna be sittin' up with his OWN self.

"Wasn't no sense in sittin' up with Uncle Fred anyhow... Uncle Fred done gonna be sittin' up with his OWN self."

Ray Stevens

Next time I'm just gonna send flowers... yeah...

"Next time I'm just gonna send flowers... yeah..."

Ray Stevens

He said "Don't worry son, it will have in minute."

"He said "Don't worry son, it will have in minute.""

Ray Stevens

and to say the least that didn't help to calm the situation down.

"and to say the least that didn't help to calm the situation down."

Ray Stevens