For 30 years I've said that I want my "kicking the bucket" tune to be from an early Genesis album called A Trick Of The Tail. (Yes, that's when there were albums!) The song is called Ripples.
Ripples Genesis
Bluegirls come in every size Some are wise and some otherwise They got pretty blue eyes For an hour a man may change For an hour her face looks strange Looks strange, looks strange
Marching to the promised land Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand Pulls you down on your knees While you're down a pool appears The face in the water looks up And she shakes her head as if to say That it's the last time you'll look like today
Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Sail away, sail away
The face that launched a thousand ships Is sinking fast, that happens you know The water gets below Seems not very long ago Lovelier she was than any that I know
Angels never know it's time To close the book and gracefully decline The song has found a tale My, what a jealous pool she is The face in the water looks up She shakes her head as if to say That the bluegirls have all gone away
Sail away, away Ripples never come back They've gone to the other side Look into the pool Ripples never come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone Oh, they've gone to the other side
This was a favorite of mine in the late 1970s when I was a paralegal. Apparently it's a Bessie Smith song but I love David Bromberg's version. (The link is to a video but it's actually a still shot with music. Ass kickin' music.)
Send me to the 'Lectric Chair by David Bromberg view link
