Send the drummers down every street Hurdy gurdy drones loud and sweet Wake the animals from their beds All join the feast of the dead Yes a feast for the birds and worms The mice and jackals all have their turns The blessed ones that clean the earth Death rides astride life from birth God summons them all to forge To the feast of the dead to court God (just?) once on the earth did try (?) Ashes and death swept away by god Listen to the bells that ring Hear the wind and the birds that sing Animals from the day and night Called to do this task of might Think about the things unseen Listen to what the prophets sing May we number our days alive May we love while we're in the light