[Intro] Theres a tardy hearse with a body in the back And the mourners are standing in the pouring rain Ill make you a bet five will get you a ten That boy wont beat that light on Main [Verse 1] Theres a tardy hearse with a body in the back And the mourners are standing in the pouring rain Ill make you a bet five will get you a ten That boy wont beat that light on Main Theres a cranky priest checking his watch Got a couple more to preach today And the widow in the street, just stamping her feet Shouting things a widow oughtnt to Say, I know your folks! Your Daddy went to school with mine I seem to recollect he died in 89 Anyway, here it comes! Took a right on Fifth Running all the signs he should behave It makes you think he might kill more Trying to get that body to the grave [Bridge] He said he didnt care, we could bury him up there In the hills with a shovel and a prayer Tune up all your rusty strings, let every Christian sing Im gonna dance when I go to meet my King! But that brought tears to her eyes, she said it wasnt civilized A man should stick around, even when he dies Id rather bury you in town and see your body lowered down With a wooden marker sticking in the ground Honk honk honk! [Verse 2] Theres a tardy hearse with a body in the back And the mourners are shouting and cheering him on A fellow could make a tidy haul If that boy dont make it to the lawn The man in black must be his boss I bet that therell be hell to pay And the driver in the hearse with the body in the back Wont live to drive another day He got a body back across the county line Ten minutes flat, I wonder if hell beat that time? Get your shovels out, dig another hole We got another one to plant today For the driver of the hearse with the body in the back Just hit that widow in the way
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