The Hearse Song (The Worms Creep In) – Madame Macabre
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Don’t you ever laugh as a hearse goes by For you may be the next to die They wrap you in a cotton sheet A lacey shroud that falls to your feet They place you in a lacquered box Nestled beneath all the dirt and the rocks All goes well for about a week And then the casket walls start to leak
The worms creep in the worms creep out The worms are scurrying all about They feast on your eyes and then your nose They feast upon everything down to your toes
Don’t you ever tread upon a grave Not even to prove that you’re very brave A spirit’s sleeping just below And one day you’ll be like them you know Your body to the earth returns Your blood dries up and your gasses burn You fade away to ash and dust And nothing remains but nails and some rust
The worms creep in the worms creep out The worms are scurrying all about They feast on your eyes and then your nose They feast upon everything down to your toes
‘Til nothing’s left but your naked bones Your casket’s crumbled to dust and stones You lie at rest in your final bed Your spirit departs to the land of the dead You may think your body a grizzly sight But you don’t need it now so you guess it’s alright
The worms creep in the worms creep out The worms are scurrying all about They feast on your eyes and then your nose They feast upon everything down to your toes The worms creep in the worms creep out The worms are scurrying all about They sing and dance how they love you so Surrounded by friends ’til the moment you go