Mama's Funeral (by Elizabeth Cook)

Elizabeth Cook wrote this song about her own mother's funeral.  Find it and listen to her sing!:

Nah nah nah nah... 

At mama's funeral, organs didn't play 

But you could hear the lonesome sway 

Of the local guitar man 

He played Hank Williams songs 

We all did 'Farther Along' 

The boys drank beer out by the barn 

At mama's funeral 

Oh the birds showed up to sing 

As we gathered round the ole porch swing 

Where her feet had worn the paint off the boards 

And her pillow sat all faded and torn 

Her children all took turns 

Trying to find the words 

Just wantin to say something right 

Bout the best friend they'd found in life 

And explain it to the nurses that came from the hospital 

To mama's funeral 
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/elizabeth+cook/mamas+funeral_20988709.html ] 
It was surprising to me, thought it'd be as hard as it could be 

But everybody took a little piece of pain 

And they spread it round like summer rain 

And it helped to ease the load 

More than I could've known 

At mama's funeral 

And my family made me proud 

Cause when the cryin got loud 

The laughter followed close behind 

Daddy'd say "now don't all remember the time..." 

Tables set up all over the place 

Covered with pictures, candles and lace 

The Quik Sack stayed open late 

Sold out of all their cups and paper plates 

To the strangers that gathered up on the hill 

For mama's funeral 

All the pretty flowers planted by her hands 

Her guitar in a corner sittin on a stand 

Nah nah nah nah...