Spoken:
Funeral Directors of America, I am very deeply honored standing here;
Receiving
this token of your esteem, "The Funeral Director of the
Year."
Now I've been asked by all
the delegates--and members of the board,
To tell you of the funeral that won me this
award.
It was handled with taste and dignity, that much I can say for it;
And I'm sure it
will take the family twenty years to pay for it!
Chorus:
It was a helluva fun'ral,
It was a helluva fun'ral
The finest fun'ral ever booked:
I had some high school juniors
who passed around petunial
And lilies everywhere you looked.
It was a helluva fun'ral, I
say one helluva fun'ral
Oh, how I wish that you were there;
I had ten drum majorettes
doubling on the castanets
It really was a lively affair
It really was a lively
affair.
It was a helluva fun'ral, It was a helluva fun'ral
The national guard showed up
for me;
And during the oration, they went into formation
And formed the letters R. I.
P.
It was a helluva fun'ral, I say one helluva fun'ral
I gave it all my loving
care;
The band was on its toes playing "Mexicali Rose",
It really was a lively
affair.
It really was a lively affair.
A tisket a tasket, Tell us about the
casket
Spoken:
Well, I'll tell you 'bout the casket, my good friends
It would-a
made your poor eyes pop
It was sterling silver all around and a real formica top.
(Formica
top, it had a formica top).
Well, I'll tell you 'bout the widow, my good
friends,
The widow was in navy blue
With a gown designed by Balenciaga, I supplied that
too.
(He sold the widow widow's weeds too).
I held the first funereal raffle, though
I don't much like to boast
And I gave away a Chevrolet to the person who cried the
most.
(He gave away a brand new Chevrolet). I won it myself!
There were eighteen
jugglers by the grave to demonstrate their art
And when they were done, I fired a gun to let
the hoot-e-nanny start.
(He fired a gun and the hoot-e-nanny begun).
I was serving
beer and prtzels, 'til the hot pastrami came;
And I sold some souvenier hankies with the dear
departed's name.
(He was sellin' hankies with the dear departed's name).
As a
fitting finale we had the Rockettes from New Your's Music Hall;
As you can see, my very good
friends
All in all, all in all:
Sung:
It was a helluva fun'ral, I say one
helluva fun'ral
No other burial could compare;
It was all done up deluxe 'n' I made forty
thousand bucks,
It really was a lively affair. It really was a swingin' affair
