The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12846 Message #942607
Posted By: GUEST,Al59
29-Apr-03 - 06:43 AM
Thread Name: Conversation With Death
Subject: RE: Conversation With Death
Kaleidoscope's version goes more or less like this (thanks to Rog from ISB@yahoogroups.com for fixing the word to the last verse):
Oh Death (traditional?)
My name is Death and none can excel,
I can open the gates to Heaven or Hell,
I can cast aside the flesh of thee,
Cast them aside and set you free.
Oh-oh Death, Oh-oh-oh Death,
Can't you spare me over till another year?
I lock their jaws so they can't talk,
Stiffen their legs so they can't walk,
Close their eyes so they can't see,
The chill you feel, all comes from me.
Oh-oh Death, Oh-oh-oh Death,
Can't you spare me over till another year?
Mama, mama, come to my bed
And place a cold rag upon my head.
My eyes are closed and I cannot see,
I feel the sheet pulling over me.
Oh-oh Death, Oh-oh-oh Death,
Can't you spare me over till another year?
My wealth is all at thy command
If thou will stay thy (mighty?) hand
And if so let me cry for shame
For the earth and the worm both have a claim.
Oh-oh Death, Oh-oh-oh Death,
Can't you spare me over till another year?