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The Shaking Of The Sheets, or The Doleful Dance Of Death

from Old Boots And Weasels - Seven Deleted Tracks by Paul Carbuncle

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O Death, o Death, won’t you spare me over till another year?

"Bring away the beggar, bring away the king,
And every man in his degree,
I’ll bring away the oldest and the youngest thing -
Come to Death and follow me.
I’ll find you in the courtrooms, find you in the schools,
When you hear the piper play.
And I’ll take away the wise men, take away the fools,
Bring their bodies all to clay.
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets,
Dance, dance, when you hear the piper playing
Everybody dance the shaking of the sheets with me!"

O Death, o Death, won’t you spare me over till another year?

"I’ll find you in the ocean, find you in the pub,
Find you halfway up the stair,
I’ll catch you when you’re frozen, catch you when you’re snug
With your feet up in your comfy chair,
And I’ll take away the bold, take away the meek,
Take away your thin disguise,
And I’ll turn you into mould, turn your other cheek,
Turn you over to the lord of flies.
Dance, dance the shaking of the sheets,
Dance, dance, when you hear the piper playing
Everybody dance the shaking of the sheets with me!"

O Death, o Death, won’t you spare me over till another year?

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from Old Boots And Weasels - Seven Deleted Tracks, released August 30, 2020
Two traditional songs combined and arranged by Paul Carbuncle.

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