Story Behind The Song
Inspired one night singing in a bar, underneath 27 inch TV with a football game on, staring at a huge stuffed moosehead. You asked so I told you.
Song Description
Black Comedy.
| Song Length |
2:42 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Sociable, Delighted |
Subject |
Miner, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Keep That Casket Closed
When I die, whoever's left,
honor my last request
I'm sure that I won't look my best,
so keep that casket closed
I wont mind being dead,
being seen is what I dread
Laid out like a moose's head,
so keep that casket closed
Keep that casket closed boys,
keep that casket closed
Lock the door, shut out the lights,
let me decompose
I'll see you in the after-life,
keep that casket closed
It may sound vain, it may sound trite,
even dead you got some rights
I was judged enough in life
so keep that casket closed
Please don't think me morbid,
it's just a fact of life
Live each day like it's your last
and one day you'll be right
Fight for your life
as though your gonna win
Then you lose and when you lose
no need to rub it in
If you let me down you'll pay the price,
I'll become your poltergeist
I suggest you take my advice
and keep that casket closed
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