Funeral March - The Other

WHEN THE FINAL CURTAIN IS REALLY GONNA FALL

I THINK OF ONLY ONE PLACE THAT’S WHERE I WANNA GO

SPEND MY LAST FEW DAYS IN THE SINFUL VIEUX CARRÉ

LEAVE MY FIFTEEN CENTS AT SAINT LOUIS CEMETERY

A TIME TO LIVE AND A TIME TO END IT ALL

A TIME TO DIE AND A TIME FOR A GRAND RETURN

WHERE LOUIS MET LESTAT AND WHERE DELPHINE KILLED THE POOR

WHERE VIKTOR HAUNTS THE SWAMPS AND WHERE VOODOO MET HOODOO

A CITY FULL OF SECRETS A CITY FULL OF LUST

A LOVELY OLD PLACE TO RISE FROM THE DEAD

ASHES TO ASHES ALWAYS GOES WITH DUST TO DUST

NO LIFE IS ENDLESS AND NO LIFE WILL EVER LAST

IT’S A FUNERAL MARCH

COMING DOWN THE STREET

AND THE CHILDREN CRY

TO THE DEADLY BEAT

THERE’S A TIME FOR GRIEF AND A TIME FOR JOY

THERE ARE SKULLS AND BONES AND BRIGHT FLAMBEAUX

THERE ARE BABY DOLLS AND SKELETONS AND I KNOW I KNOW IT’S WHERE I WANNA GO

MYSTERIOUS AND DARK FROM THE CITY TO THE SWAMPS

CELEBRATE THE RITUALS ON THE RIVER BANK

WORSHIP THE OLD SERPENT LET THE SPIRIT TAKE CONTROL

LIVE THE ANCIENT ROOTS DO NOT FEAR THE JUJU-BONE

WHEN THE MARCHING BAND PASSES YOU ON DUMAINE STREET

WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YOU KNOW ALL THAT YOU SEE

WHEN YOU’RE BEING TOLD WHO THE BAND IS PLAYING FOR

THEY PLAY FOR YOU, THEY PLAY FOR YOU, THEY PLAY FOR YOU

THERE’S A TIME TO LIVE AND A TIME TO DIE

THERE ARE MARCHES FOR YOUR FUNERAL