The Richest Guy In The Graveyard Songtext
von Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women

From the Alligator Records release
Old, New, Borrowed & Blue (AL 4826) by
Saffire - the Uppity Blues Women

The Richest Guy In The Graveyard (Palmer & Hedges)

Woke up this morning
It was a fine, sunny day
I said, "Daddy, please stay"
But he had to run away
Cause he was busy
Busy making lots of dough
So I told him
Better have some fun before you′re old

You'll be the richest guy in the graveyard
With money in the bank
You′ll be the fattest cat who's stretched out flat
You'll have yourself to thank


Now what′s the good of earning
With no time for spending
You know you′re simply headed
For a horizontal ending
Richest guy in the graveyard
So Daddy, won't you please slow down?

You′ll climb the golden gate to the graveyard
That gate is not so great
You'll be the sleepiest creep who′s six feet deep
You'll find it out too late

Now I can′t imagine
How you could be a good lover
In a brass bound box
With a rosewood cover
So take my tip and don't work too hard
Then you'll delay that graveyard drive

You′ll be the richest guy in the graveyard
Now just you wait and see
You′ll be the gonest ghoul
Who ever went to school
That ain't no use to me


I′d rather be found on a flophouse bed
Than down in the ground
With dirt on my head
You'll be the richest guy in the graveyard
So Daddy won′t you hear my plea?

Do me a favor
And please make out the will to me