Now you children gather round and listen Listen good The story I'm about to tell ya I don't tell too often Fact is, I don't tell it at all, anymore Last time I told this story a couple folks went out and got themselves killed Now, the only reason I'm telling ya now, is because you're my family And I gotta protect you But you gotta know that there's something out there I don't know who, or what it is But it drives a long, black hearse And it's waiting for people It's just out there waiting There was a little nursery rhyme folks would laugh and joke about, but I ain't gonna repeat it But the one thing I will tell ya When that hearse comes by, whatever you do, don't you dare Don't you dare let it hear you laugh