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Thread #1615   Message #1033469
Posted By: GUEST,mon
10-Oct-03 - 08:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: a worm song
Subject: RE: lyrics: a worm song
Wow! These are a lot of interesting stories and feedback! Nobody has the worm song that I remember. Hmmm...the one about the worms playing pinochle on your snout is also from one of those Scary Stories book. There's a 3 book series by some author, the name of whom I don't remember, and they're called Scary Stories 1,2,& 3. The song is called The Hearse Song. Here's the lyrics for anyone who's interested. They're kinda gross, but I think it's a good song!

The Hearse Song:
      
Don't you ever laugh as a hearse goes by,
or you may be the next to die.

They'll wrap you up in a big white sheet,
and put you down about 6 foot deep.

Then all goes well for about a week,
until your coffin begins to leak.

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
the worms play pinochle in your snout.

They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
they eat the jelly between your toes!

Then your stomach turns a slimy green,
and pus pours out like whipping cream.

You spread it on a slice of bread,
and that's what you eat when you are dead!

Anyway...that's that song. The only part of that other worm song I remember is this:
   Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I'll go eat worms.
   Big ones, fat ones, skinny ones, long ones, golly how they squirm.

That's all I remember of the version that my family always sang. If anyone knows that version and knows the rest of the lyrics...please e-mail me at Munchkin10546@wmconnect.com
Thanks!