Funeral (Rap) Lyrics

"... led and enormous band."

Swede: "Oh, but I know he's very lucky
too, because when Mingus dies
there's going to be the same
funeral they had for Duke
Ellington ... in a big church and
the whole country's going to
say - WOW - he was so far out
you know what I mean?"


Charles:"No man - no big church!"

Swede:"Ha-ha-heh-heh-heh"

Charles:"I'm going to buried man
I got my shit all figured out!"

Swede:"You're going to get a big funeral
you're famous!"

Charles: "Vedanta Society - India
I'm going to be buried in India!"

Swede:"I know, but you're going to get a
big funeral in this country - and
they'll play your music for two
days - heh ha ha ha ha ha!"

Charles:"Who's going to do that?"

Swede:"It's far out isn't it, you
know what I mean?"

Charles:"You want me to hurry up man!"

Swede:"No, I don't want you to hurry up,
but in the future I know you're going
to get a beautiful funeral
I can see it!"

Charles:"But I got it planned man!"

Swede:"You're going to be here many
more years."

Charles:"You know the Vedanta Society
in India - Yuga?"

Swede: "Yeh!"

Charles: "Well, I'm going to be buried by
that church!"

Swede: "Yeh!"

Charles: "So they got to find another place
to do it, that's all."

Swede: "Plenty of time to go - You have
another 50 years - you're lucky!"

Charles: "Uh, Duke lived to be seventy-seven
years old right?"

Swede: "Right!"

Charles: "I'm going to cut him!"

Swede: "Coltrane was very strong...
you know..."

Charles: "I'm going to cut Duke!"