Pall Bearers

The Pall bearers
bear the body
and the body it is light
The pall bearers
bear the body
its food for maggots tonight
The pall bearers
bear the body
and they bear them with grief
Though each one of them
is a liar a vagabond and a cheat
The pall bearers
bear the body
and its real tears they cry
Though they're crying
for themselves
because they know they to will die
The pall bearer
bear the body
from the coal black hearse
They know each one of them
bears the same gypsy curse
The pall bearer
bears the body
and they bear it with fear
They wonder if they to will
be borne this year