Uplifting music

[cdybedahl]

When you attend a funeral,
It is sad to think that sooner o'
Later those you love will do the same for you.
And you may have thought it tragic,
Not to mention other adjec-
Tives, to think of all the weeping they will do.
(But don't you worry.)

No more ashes, no more sackcloth,
And an arm band made of black cloth
Will some day nevermore adorn a sleeve.
For if the bomb that drops on you
Gets your friends and neighbors too,
There'll be nobody left behind to grieve.

And we will all go together when we go.
What a comforting fact that is to know.
Universal bereavement,
An inspiring achievement,
Yes, we will all go together when we go.

We will all go together when we go.
All suffused with an incandescent glow.
No one will have the endurance
To collect on his insurance,
Lloyd's of London will be loaded when they go.

Oh we will all fry together when we fry.
We'll be french fried potatoes by and by.
There will be no more misery
When the world is our rotisserie,
Yes, we will all fry together when we fry.

Down by the old maelstrom,
There'll be a storm before the calm.

And we will all bake together when we bake.
There'll be nobody present at the wake.
With complete participation
In that grand incineration,
Nearly three billion hunks of well-done steak.

Oh we will all char together when we char.
And let there be no moaning of the bar.
Just sing out a Te Deum
When you see that I.C.B.M.,
And the party will be come-as-you-are.

Oh, we will all burn together when we burn.
There'll be no need to stand and wait your turn.
When it's time for the fallout
And Saint Peter calls us all out,
We'll just drop our agendas and adjourn.

You will all go directly to your respective Valhallas.
Go directly, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

And we will all go together when we go.
Every Hottentot and every Eskimo.
When the air becomes uranious,
We will all go simultaneous.
Yes, we all will go together
When we all go together,
Yes we all will go together when we go.

-- "We Will All Go Together When We Go", Tom Lehrer

Comments

[seaya.livejournal.com]

My eighth grade social studies teacher introduced us to that song and we were in stitches.

How apropos that you post this when today I have to hold my nose and vote.

Wish me luck in stinkiesville.

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

We were listening to in the car on the way to the office this morning...

Wouldn't it be nice if you could vote against a party/person instead of for them?

[juleskicks.livejournal.com]

Oh, how cool! I'm going to have to dl that. ^^

I've been wanting to say something for you on this, and I feel so bad for not, but...nothing seemed appropriate. So -- I'm deeply sorry for your loss; I can't imagine how hard it's been for you. I wish I could give you something uplifting besides "hang in there", but -- that's all I've got, I'm afraid.

[cdybedahl.livejournal.com]

Oh, how cool! I'm going to have to dl that.

You haven't listened to Lehrer before? If so, you will also want to get "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango" and "Lobachevsky". To begin with.

I wish I could give you something uplifting besides "hang in there", but -- that's all I've got, I'm afraid.

Thanks. We'll cope. As another guy on the coven said during the funeral, the real tragedy is that two children have lost their mother and a good man his wife.