What a Day

Today we buried our mother What a day What a day What a day I told my father I loved her But that I was going away Everything she believed in Everything she would say Was buried in that box with her What a day What a day What a day Had a luncheon at a café And before we ate we prayed All the people remembered Why they had sent her away All the people remembered That nobody said a thing That she looked pretty and peaceful I guess that means that she?s better off dead Oh yeah I guess that means that she?s better off dead Today we buried our mother We laid the poor woman to rest Everyone got a new suit And my sister wore an ivory dress Today we buried our mother What a day What a day What a day I still remember the lullaby She was singing when they took her away She was singing when they took her away What a day What a day What a day What a day What a day What a day Goodness gracious, save my soul Another baby went down the hole Will it sink or will it rise? I'll mix its ashes with my wine.