Remember your manners

will you please take your hat off

Your mother is dying

listen to her cough



We were always standing on the ceremony

We were always standing on the ceremony



Can't you show some respect please

although you didn't in real life

Your mother is dying

and I god damn well hope you're satisfied



We were always standing on the ceremony

We were always standing on the ceremony



So please play another song on that juke box

Please play another pretty sad song for me

And of that phone rings, tell them that you haven't seen me

If the phone rings, tell them you haven't seen me for weeks

and this one here's on me



standing on the ceremony, standing on the ceremony

standing on the ceremony, standing on the ceremony

standing on the ceremony, you were always standing on the ceremony

(Standing on the ceremony) [x6]

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