WHY BUILD A WALL 'ROUND A GRAVEYARD?
(Leslie Sarony)

Leslie Sarony

Also recorded by:
Roy Fox & His Band
Billy Baxter & His Carnaby Street Vaudeville Band



Here's a contortionist, Filleted Pete
Tried only too well to make both his ends meet

Charlie the taximan lies over there
Wherever he's gone to, he'll say it's "No Fare"

Here lies a heavyweight under the ground
With a circular saw only lasted one round

Here lies a butcher named Timothy Wights
A nice piece of skirt quickly put out his lights

R - I - P, that's another good feller gone west
R - I - P, with a blinkin' great slab on his chest

So......

Why build a wall 'round a graveyard
When nobody wants to get in?
Why build a wall round a graveyard
When nobody wants to get out?
They say its a beautiful haven of rest
But you know that you'll be a permanent guest
So, why build a wall round a graveyard
When nobody wants to get in?

Why build a wall round a graveyard
When no body wants to get in?
Why build a wall round a graveyard
When no body wants to get out?
"You're not dead but sleeping", they put it with care
But no body calls you at nini o'clock there
So, why build a wall round a graveyard
When no body wants to get out?