A Very Fine Funeral

wednesday morning

my aunt sarah died

not many had known her

not many had tried

and there at the funeral

we all sat and lied

and said how much we missed her

you wanna know about sarah

where do i begin

she had this growth

to the left of her chin

let's all be honest she was ugly as sin

no one recalled having kissed her

but the choir sang

and the family wept

the preacher preached

and the children slept

we all wore black

and we paid our respects

all in all it was a very fine funeral

we stood at the grave

for a minute or two

straight-faced and solemn

like good mourners do

but we all felt relief

when we heard uncle lou

stand and say that's enough i'm freezin

sarah was never the neighborly kind

sure she had a mean streak ten miles wide

but the truth was she smelled

just like something died

now she's got a reason

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