Please Don't Bury Me-John Prine

[ti:Please Don't Bury Me] [ar:John Prine] [al:Souvenirs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Please Don't Bury Me - John Prine [00:02.67]Woke up this morning [00:03.72] [00:04.72]Put on my slippers [00:05.86] [00:07.23]Walked in the kitchen and died [00:09.75] [00:11.77]And oh what a feeling [00:13.36] [00:14.10]When my soul [00:15.49]Went thru the ceiling [00:16.91]And on up into heaven I did ride [00:19.59] [00:21.52]When I got there they did say [00:24.13]John it happened this way [00:25.63] [00:26.79]You slipped upon the floor [00:29.03]And hit your head [00:30.27] [00:31.82]And all the angels say [00:33.33] [00:34.04]Just before you passed away [00:35.65] [00:36.73]These were the very last words [00:39.11]That you said [00:39.89] [00:42.07]Please don't bury me [00:43.39] [00:44.24]Down in that cold cold ground [00:45.92] [00:46.77]No I'd druther have em cut me up [00:49.44]And pass me all around [00:50.93] [00:51.91]Throw my brain in a hurricane [00:53.93] [00:54.45]And the blind can have my eyes [00:56.80]And the deaf can take both of my ears [00:59.73]If they don't mind the size [01:01.57] [01:13.56]Give my stomach to Milwaukee [01:15.69]If they run out of beer [01:17.38] [01:18.36]Put my socks in a cedar box [01:20.14]Just get em out of here [01:22.05] [01:23.18]Venus de Milo can have my arms [01:25.51]Look out I've got your nose [01:27.27] [01:28.11]Sell my heart to the junkman [01:30.03]And give my love to Rose [01:32.05] [01:33.03]Please don't bury me [01:34.56] [01:35.32]Down in that cold cold ground [01:37.25] [01:37.92]No I'd druther have em cut me up [01:40.83]And pass me all around [01:42.27] [01:43.18]Throw my brain in a hurricane [01:45.54]And the blind can have my eyes [01:47.33] [01:47.91]And the deaf can take both of my ears [01:50.67]If they don't mind the size [01:52.67] [02:04.38]Give my feet to the footloose [02:06.04] [02:06.81]Careless fancy free [02:08.04] [02:09.37]Give my knees to the needy [02:10.98] [02:11.62]Don't pull that stuff on me [02:13.23] [02:14.31]Hand me down my walking cane [02:16.69]It's a sin to tell a lie [02:19.20]Send my mouth way down south [02:21.85]And kiss my a** goodbye [02:24.15]Please don't bury me [02:25.31] [02:26.43]Down in that cold cold ground [02:28.15] [02:29.04]No I'd druther have em cut me up [02:31.95]And pass me all around [02:33.39] [02:34.23]Throw my brain in a hurricane [02:36.13] [02:36.67]And the blind can have my eyes [02:38.57] [02:39.08]And the deaf can take both of my ears [02:42.12]If they don't mind the size