Subject: RE: What Song for Your Funeral?
From:
GUEST,saulgoldie
Date: 15 Nov 20 - 09:49 AM
I second "Handful of Songs" also "Parting Glass" and "While I'm Here"
Oh, and "Finnegan's Wake"
AND...
I believe this was written by John Denver
Damn The Man That Dares to Let My Farewell Party Die
Don't want no tears shed for me when I'm gone,
Don't want nobody to sing no melancholy song,
Don't want your partin' words to become my eulogy ---
Just have a ragtime band to play when you say goodbye to me.
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys, and raise your glasses high,
I'm pleased to see you're here to say "Farewell" and not "Goodbye."
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys and raise your glasses high
And Damn the man that dares to let my farewell party die.
Don't want no organ music bringin' people down,
Don't want no long-faced mourners always hangin' 'round,
Don't want no candles, ah, but let the flowers stay ---
Girls can wear them in their hair when they see me on my way.
Roll the carpet back, my boys, and let the dancin' start,
Sing all the good old songs and don't forget my part.
Invite all the girls I've known and make sure they have fun ---
Hug and kiss 'em all for me like you know I would have done.
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys, and raise your glasses high,
I'm pleased to see you're here to say "Farewell" and not "Goodbye."
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys and raise your glasses high
And Damn the man that dares to let my farewell party die.
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys, and raise your glasses high,
I'm pleased to see you're here to say "Farewell" and not "Goodbye."
So keep that whiskey flowin', boys and raise your glasses high
And Damn the man that dares to let my farewell party die.
AND...
From the Mill Run Dulcimer Band
Sing Me A Song
As I travel through this life, midst the struggle and the strife,
Though the days may be weary and long,
As I search for happiness, I find peace and rest,
When I sit down and sing me a song.
(cho.)
Sing me a song
Sing me a song
When I come to the end of my journey,
I know it won’t be long,
Til I cross Death’s silent river,
Don’t you cry, just sing me a song.
Though our burdens are not light, always fighting for the right
Everything seems to always go wrong,
We could find peace of mind if together we would find,
Time to sit down and sing just one song.
cho.
When I cross that other shore, and I meet loved ones once more,
Join in that happy angel throng,
If I could forever sing, let the hallelujahs ring,
I’d be singing the hallelujah song.
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sj
