the Hearse Song aka the Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out

The Hearse Song

This song is traditionally played by goblins for other people’s birthdays, with the advice to “Enjoy life – while you still have it”

(Trad., Arr. By Blackthorn/Amnesia/Asylumn/Chains)

[Death March in D-]

[D-] Don’t you ever laugh when a hearse rolls by, for you may be the [A7] next to die

They [D-] wrap you up in bloody sheets and throw you down some [A7] six feet deep

You [D-] think that’s bad, but it gets worse – for then your lesions be-[A7]-gin to burst

You’re [D-] laying in a pool of pus, a sea of maggots swims [A7] ’round in your guts………

[Death March in D-]

The worms they creep inside your brain, where ooze and slime drip down like rain

They waltz around all bright and gay, and danse their way back out again

Your body it begins to swell with pestulent vapors blown in from HELL

eternity as a mouldering pile – the vultures might visit you once in a while….

[Death March in D-]

and the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, the worms play peaknuckle on your snout

Your stomache turns a sickly green, and pus squirts out like whipping cream

You put it on a piece of bread, and that’s what you eat when you are DEAD……

[Death March in D-]

Author:  Trad.