Song For Your Funeral

[Mergie Master]

What songs do you want sung at your funeral?

For me, just like my Dad had, I want 'On The Wings of a Snow White Dove':



And at the first of the funeral since there will probably be some Tsalagi speakers there and because of how the language flows so smoothly I want 'Amazing Grace'
sung in the Tsalagi tongue:



I also want the Tsalagi 'Morning Song' sung. It's a morning greeting song/chant.

This version is by Walela, a group of 3 women. Rita Coolidge, Priscilla Coolidge and Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield. The Coolidge sisters are all Tsalagi and
were raised in the native tongue. Most people didn't know Rita was Tsalagi until much later in her career.



At the graveside I want 'Amazing Grace' again, but this time done with bagpipes for my "other blood". To me there is no more beautiful, haunting and stirring sound
than 'Amazing Grace' done on the bagpipes. This version starts solo then at around :55 the rest come in.




After that anyone what wants to can step up to the hole and pee on my grave. I'm sure there will be a lot of takers that didn't have the balls to try and pee on me
in life cause it would have cost them too much.
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Here's an unusual version of "I'll Fly Away" done by Rising Appalachia. The beat picks up strong about halfway through.


But I think I like the original better. Especially when Alison Krauss does it: