《The Funeral》歌词

歌曲： The Funeral

所属专辑：Hank Williams - 16 Golden Greats

歌手： Hank Williams

时长： 03:08

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The Funeral - Hank Williams[00:00:00]

Written by：Rose[00:00:00]

I was walking in Savannah past a church decayed and dim[00:00:06]

When slowly through the window came a plaintive funeral hymn[00:00:11]

With my sympathy awakened and a wonder quickly grew[00:00:16]

'Til I found myself envired in a little colored pew[00:00:19]

Out front a colored couple sat and sorrowed yet a while[00:00:24]

On the altar was a casket and in the casket was a child[00:00:28]

I could picture him while living curly hair protruding lips[00:00:33]

Why I'd seen perhaps a thousand in my hurried southern trips[00:00:37]

Rose a sad old colored preacher from his little wooden desk[00:00:43]

With a manner sort of awkward and countenance grotesque[00:00:47]

The simplicity and shrewdness in his ethiopian face[00:00:52]

Showed the wisdom and ignorance of a crushed undying race[00:00:56]

And he said now don't be weepin' for this pretty bit of clay[00:01:02]

For the little boy who lived there has done gone and run away[00:01:08]

He was doing very finely and he appreciates your love[00:01:13]

But his shore 'nough father wanted him in the big house up above[00:01:17]

The lord didn't give you that baby by no hundred thousand miles[00:01:23]

He just thought you need some sunshine and he lent it for a while[00:01:28]

And he let you keep and love it 'til your hearts were bigger grown[00:01:33]

And these silver tears you're shedding now is just interest on the loan[00:01:38]

Just think my poor dear mourners creeping long on sorrow's way[00:01:43]

What a blessed picnic this here baby got today[00:01:49]

Your good fathers and good mothers crowd the little fella round[00:01:53]

While the angels tend the garden of the big plantation ground[00:01:58]

And his eyes they brightly sparkle at the pretty things he view[00:02:04]

But a tear came and he whispered I want my parents too[00:02:09]

Then the angel's chief musicians teach that little boy a song[00:02:14]

Says if only they be faithful they'll soon be comin' long[00:02:19]

So my poor dear mourners let your hearts with Jesus rest[00:02:24]

And don't go to criticizn' the one what knows the best[00:02:30]

He has give us many comforts he's got the right to take away[00:02:35]

To the Lord be praise and glory forever let us pray[00:02:41]