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Lyr ADD: Please Don't Bury Me (John Prine)

19 Nov 96 - 08:36 AM (#442)
Subject: Lyrics Req: Please Don't Bury Me
From: steve.kaplan@hypres.com

I'd like to find the lyrics to "Please Don't Bury Me in the Cold, Cold Ground" by John Prine. This funny tune causes people to die laughing, but only after willing their body parts to posterity. Anybody know it?

19 Nov 96 - 09:23 AM (#444)
Subject: Lyr Add: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Kevin

PLEASE DON'T BURY ME
(John Prine)
As recorded by John Prine on “Sweet Revenge” (1973)

1. Woke up this morning, put on my slippers,
Walked in the kitchen and died.
And oh, what a feeling! when my soul went through the ceiling
And out up into heaven I did rise.

2. When I got there, they did say: "John, it happened this-a-way,
You slipped upon the floor and hit your head,
And all the angels say, just before you passed away,
These were the very last words that you said:

CHORUS: Please don't bury me down in that cold, cold ground.
No, I don't wanna have them cut me up and pass me all around.
Throw my brain in a hurricane, and the blind can have my eyes,
And the deaf can take both of my ears if they don't mind the size.

3. Give my stomach to Milwaukee if they run out of beer.
Put my socks in a cedar box. Just get 'em out of here!
Venus de Milo can have my arms. Look out! I've got your nose.
Sell my art to the junkman, and give my love to Rose. CHORUS

4. Give my feet to the footloose, careless, fancy-free.
Give my knees to the needy. Don't pull that stuff on me.
Hand me down my walking cane. It's a sin to tell a lie.
Send my mouth way down south, and kiss my ass goodbye. CHORUS

19 Nov 96 - 08:59 PM (#455)
Subject: RE: Lyrics Req: Please Don't Bury Me
From: dick greenhaus

Hi Kevin- Many thanx! dick greenhaus

07 Dec 96 - 04:22 PM (#676)
Subject: RE: Lyrics Req: Please Don't Bury Me
From: Doc

A small lyric change from Kevin's responce

2nd line of the chorus is "I'd rather have them cut me up and pass me all around"

- and -

last line of the second verse: "sell my heart to the junk man, and give my love to Rose"

Peace !

19 Dec 96 - 09:49 PM (#838)
Subject: RE: Lyrics Req: Please Don't Bury Me
From: John D. Duke jduke@mindspring.com

You can find this song on two John Prine records: Prime Prine, The Best of John Prine and Sweet Revenge (Atlantic SD 7274)...If you can't find a copy..email me and i'll send you a tape....a fellow Prine fan

04 Mar 97 - 07:20 AM (#2789)
Subject: Need lyrics - Don't bury me down in that
From: StrumMA@aol.com (Sandy)

Anyone have the lyrics to that tune? Snippets include "throw my brain to the hurricane, the blind can have my eyes, the deaf can take both my ears if they don't mind the size" Thanks in advance

04 Mar 97 - 11:01 AM (#2794)
Subject: RE: Need lyrics - Don't bury me down in that
From: rich r

I think it's a John Prine song, but I don't remember which albums.

rich

04 Mar 97 - 01:04 PM (#2801)
Subject: RE: Need lyrics - Don't bury me down in that
From: Kevin

Hi Sandy,

The words to this song were postes in this forum a while ago. Set the age filter to 90 days, you will find it posted on December 19, 1996.

Kevin

05 Mar 97 - 02:00 AM (#2841)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: ah827@rgfn.epcc.edu (Gene Graham)

PLEASE DON'T BURY ME - Words and music by John Prine

[E] Woke up this morning, [A] put on my slippers
[E] Walked in the kitchen and [B7] died
And [E] Oh! what a feeling when my [A] soul went through the ceiling
And [E] on off into [B7] Heaven I did [E] rise.
When I got [A] there, they did say - John, it [E] happened this-a-way
You slipped upon the floor and hit your [B7] head
And [E] all the Angels say, just be-[A]fore you passed away
These [E] were the very [B7] last words that you [E] said.

CHORUS: [A] Please don't bury me down in [E] the cold, cold ground
No, I'm gonna have 'em cut me up and pass me all a-[B7]round
[E] Throw my brain in a hurricane and the [A] blind can have my [E] eyes
And the [A] deaf can take [E] both of my ears if [B7] they don't mind the [E] size.

[E] Give my stomach to Milwaukee if [A] they run out of [E] beer
Put my sox in a cedar box just [F#] get 'em out of [B7] here
[E] Venus De Milo can have my arms, [A] look out, I've got your [E] nose
[A] Sell my heart to the [E] junkman and [B7] give my love to [E] Rose.

But...(CHORUS)

[E] Give my feet to the footloose, [A] careless, fancy [E] free
Give my knees to the needy, don't [F#] pull that stuff on [B7] me
[E] Hand me down my walking cane, it's a [A] sin to tell a [E] lie
[A] Send my mouth [E] way down south and [B7] kiss my ass good-[E]bye.

But...(CHORUS)

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04 Feb 05 - 07:30 PM (#1399521)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: GUEST,coleen28@hotmail.com

My husband is sure that Please Don't Bury Me In the Cold, Cold Ground by John Prine was sung by another Newfoundland singer, songwriter. He believes his name is Alan Cameron...he was a priest at one time in his life. Are you aware of his career? Thanking you in advance for your assistance.

04 Feb 05 - 07:43 PM (#1399534)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Clinton Hammond

A LOT of people have coverd "Please Don't Bury Me"...

ALL John Prine Lyrics can be found at http://www.jpshrine.org/

04 Feb 05 - 07:54 PM (#1399544)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Bee-dubya-ell

Yep. Always go to the John Prine Shrine for J.P.'s lyrics. They're the real thing. 100% as written and performed by John. None of that transcribed-by-an-idiot-who-can't-hear-and-can't-spell crap like on most lyrics servers.

My estimation of any artist goes up considerably when he posts his lyrics to his website. Heck, if I was famous, I would. Like I'd want some moron going around singing the wrong words to my song?

04 Feb 05 - 08:22 PM (#1399574)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: GUEST,Folkifrank

Coleen, you may be thinking of John Allan Cameron from Nova Scotia, The (alleged) Grandaddy(self styled) of Folk in those parts.

04 Feb 05 - 11:10 PM (#1399689)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Auggie

"My husband is sure that Please Don't Bury Me In the Cold, Cold Ground by John Prine was sung by another Newfoundland singer, songwriter"
- OK I'll agree lots of good stuff, even lots of great stuff has come down from Canada, but Prine is definately not a "Newfoundland singer songwriter". Anybody with a mind that wierd could only,like me, be from Chicago.

05 Feb 05 - 10:24 PM (#1400352)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: GUEST,.gargoyle

Considering the idjets that visit this place (and never heard of Stephen Foster)- the humor/irony is increased when looking at the original:

MASSA'S IN DE COLD, COLD GROUND
http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=8683

Midi and Guitar from a fine German Page honoring Mr. Foster:

http://www.stephen-foster-songs.de/Foster15.htm

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

05 Feb 05 - 10:51 PM (#1400370)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Big Jim from Jackson

Anbother verse that someone I knows sings (not John's writing) goes like this:

Let my hands be hand-me-down, my liver and my spleen.
My pancreas is perfect; good enough for any king.
And if you don't have no sex life; don't have no fun at all,
Just tel the doc to make a swap. Man, you can have a ball!

05 Feb 05 - 11:06 PM (#1400385)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Clinton Hammond

Trying to rhyme Spleen and King??

For shame!

06 Feb 05 - 09:58 PM (#1401234)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: PLEASE DON'T BURY ME (John Prine)
From: Big Jim from Jackson

Close enough for jazz (folk, too!).

09 Apr 20 - 06:51 PM (#4044954)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Please Don't Bury Me... (John Prine)
From: GUEST

(alleged) (self styled) ?