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Clips from Ray Stevens - Sittin' Up With The Dead

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Well out in the country we didn't have mortuaries
"Well out in the country we didn't have mortuaries"
Ray Stevens
and so it was always customary
"and so it was always customary"
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'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone.
"'cause it wasn't right to leave them alone."
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The lightnin' flashed and the thunder clapped
"The lightnin' flashed and the thunder clapped"
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and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'
"and the chain 'round old Uncle Fred went 'snap'"
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and Uncle Fred just sat right up.
"and Uncle Fred just sat right up."
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"I'm headed out that kitchen door over there."
""I'm headed out that kitchen door over there.""
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I said "Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it"
"I said "Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it""
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It was Uncle Fred's grave and it was dark and cold.
"It was Uncle Fred's grave and it was dark and cold."
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and I'm jumpin' and scratchin' trying to get out of that hole when he says
"and I'm jumpin' and scratchin' trying to get out of that hole when he says"
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"Might as well come over here and sit down beside me boy
""Might as well come over here and sit down beside me boy"
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'cause you ain't gettin' outa here tonight."
"'cause you ain't gettin' outa here tonight.""
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And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more, I don't know about you.
"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more, I don't know about you."
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Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do
"Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do"
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SPOKEN:
"SPOKEN:"
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For the undertaker to do his job
"For the undertaker to do his job"
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and lay your kin out there at home.
"and lay your kin out there at home."
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Well the church would loan ya foldin' chairs
"Well the church would loan ya foldin' chairs"
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and you'd have visitation and everything right there
"and you'd have visitation and everything right there"
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and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead
"and when the nighttime come you had to sit up with the dead"
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The last time I sat up was '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died
"The last time I sat up was '65 when my old arthritic Uncle Fred died"
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he was 97 and so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out.
"he was 97 and so stooped over the morticians couldn't straighten him out."
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They used used a loggin' chain to hold him down
"They used used a loggin' chain to hold him down"
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and covered that all up with a cape and a gown
"and covered that all up with a cape and a gown"
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And didn't tell nobody in the family
"And didn't tell nobody in the family"
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'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about
"'cause that's the kind of thing folks just don't want to know about"
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Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'
"Well we were all sittin' there it was 3 in the mornin'"
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When there come up a cloud, a thunderin lightnin' and stormin'
"When there come up a cloud, a thunderin lightnin' and stormin'"
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and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump
"and rattled and fell to the floor with a thump"
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Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you
"Well I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, I don't know 'bout you"
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I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do.
"I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more no matter what ya say or do."
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They say the dead can't hurt ya cause they already left
"They say the dead can't hurt ya cause they already left"
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but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself.
"but what they left can sure make ya hurt yourself."
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And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too.
"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too."
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Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everybody there
"Well when Uncle Fred sat up so did everybody there"
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and there came a great partin' of the foldin chairs.
"and there came a great partin' of the foldin chairs."
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The preacher nearly knocked me down, he said
"The preacher nearly knocked me down, he said"
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And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before.
"And I ain't never seen so much jumpin' and shovin' before."
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Then somebody stepped on the old cat's tail
"Then somebody stepped on the old cat's tail"
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it let out a scream, a screech, a wail
"it let out a scream, a screech, a wail"
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Then the lightnin' flashed and that house went black
"Then the lightnin' flashed and that house went black"
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and I spoke to my feets I said "Boys make tracks"
"and I spoke to my feets I said "Boys make tracks""
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and I went out that screen door lickety split for town.
"and I went out that screen door lickety split for town."
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Well I cut through the cemetary, fell in a hole.
"Well I cut through the cemetary, fell in a hole."
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Well the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep
"Well the town drunk dug it and he dug it too deep"
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and unbeknownst to me he's still in there asleep
"and unbeknownst to me he's still in there asleep"
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But I did.
"But I did."
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They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left
"They say the dead can't hurt ya 'cause they already left"
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but what they left can sure make you hurt yourself.
"but what they left can sure make you hurt yourself."
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And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too.
"And I ain't sittin up with the dead no more since the dead started sittin up too."
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Wasn't no sense in sittin' up with Uncle Fred anyhow... Uncle Fred done gonna be sittin' up with his OWN self.
"Wasn't no sense in sittin' up with Uncle Fred anyhow... Uncle Fred done gonna be sittin' up with his OWN self."
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Next time I'm just gonna send flowers... yeah...
"Next time I'm just gonna send flowers... yeah..."
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He said "Don't worry son, it will have in minute."
"He said "Don't worry son, it will have in minute.""
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and to say the least that didn't help to calm the situation down.
"and to say the least that didn't help to calm the situation down."
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