Brian Pearson
Recorded by Ian Robb 2021. Rewritten by Alex Ellis to be a little less enthusiastic about death.
Ian Robb: https://ianrobb1.bandcamp.com/track/dead-funny
https://ianrobb1.bandcamp.com/track/dead-funny
There’s a lot that’s been said about ending up dead There’s many that fear what they’re in for But one thing’s for sure, your woes will be yore, Courtesy of the grim reaper. No more customer service, no spills from your thermos No sitting in traffic long-distance For you won’t be there, or indeed anywhere, Unaware of your own non-existence Chorus: So rattle your bones, and join in the chorus, Death’s round the corner and he’s coming for us. Eat drink and be merry, while you’re alive, ‘cos we’ve all got a date with the guy with the scythe. You’ll just vanish your way through organic decay; There’s really no reason to cry a tear; It’s all part of the game; you go back whence you came, Your remains reabsorbed by the biosphere. So new life can rely on your carbon and iron, Your calcium and sulphur and phosphorus; You’ll be part of the trees, and the birds, and the bees, From the high Arctic seas to the Bosphorus. It’s true, I once read that an elder once said, “Relax folks, for everything passes”, And that’s sure to be true, for me and for you, So cheer up and fill up your glasses. For we come and we go, with the ebb and the flow Of the tides of the earth and her story; Bright creatures of chance, briefly part of the dance, And there’s still time to share in life’s glory.