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Thread #3436   Message #1006811
Posted By: cobber
22-Aug-03 - 11:36 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: The worms crawl in.../Hearse Song
Subject: Lyr Add: HEARSE SONG (...worms crawl in...)
Back when I was a young scout in England in the fifties, I learned this song at a canp from scouts from Colchester. Again, sung to the CDED melody after each line we sang Oo-OO-OO-oo Ah- ha ha ha with the maniacal laughter rising in intensity after each line. It was a very popular part of our early repertoire with Cobbers, before we got too serious (pity!) and we actually recorded it in 1969 but never released the album. The words we used were:
We used to have a television show in Australia hosted by a fellow called Deadly Earnest. It was all B grade horror stuff etc but was popular late at night and we recorded it because we were going to perform it on his show (we had to mime due to lack of facilities).
Unfortunately, Deadly was killed in a car crash and the whole thing folded. My kids love the song however. So do I.