Текст песни Tom T. Hall - Ballad of Forty Dollars
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The man who preached the funeral said it really was a simple way to dieHe laid down to rest one afternoon and never opened up his eyesThey hired me and fred and joe to dig the grave and carry up some chairsIt took us seven hours and I guess we must have drunk a case of beerI guess I ought to go and watch them put him down but I dont own a suitAnd anyway when they start talking about the fire in hell, well, I get spookedSo, Ill just sit here in my truck and act like I dont know him when they passAnyway, when theyre all through Ive got to go to work and mow the grassWell, here they come and whos that ridin in that big ol shiny limousineLook at all that chrome, I do believe that thats the sharpest thing Ive seenThat must belong to his great uncle, someone said he owned a big ol farmWhen they get parked Ill mosey down and look it over, that wont do no harmWell that must be the widow in the car and would you take a look at thatThat sure is a pretty dress, you know some women do look good in blackWell, hes not even in the ground and they say that his truck is up for saleThey say she took it pretty hard, but you cant tell too much behind the veilWell, listen aint that pretty when the bugler plays the military tapsI think that when yous in the war they always had to play a song like thatWell here I am and there they go and I guess youd just call it my bad luckI hope he rests in peace, the trouble is the fellow owes me forty bucks