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They placed me in a wooden box 
                       and then they put the lid on. They left 
                      me to shiver the cold night through and 
                     picked me up next day around eleven a.m. 
                   I heard dogs bark and children play, I heard 
              sweet songs among the dirges; friends and relatives 
             said such lovely things about me that afore were quite 
               unheard of. Inevitably, old Uncle Jim came out with 
                   the one about the actress and the archbishop, 
                  and what the fallen woman said at confessional 
                    to a rabbi who'd taken over from the priest 
                   for the day in a spirit most ecumenical. Then 
                    the pall-bearers at last bore the box to the
                    spot assigned for burial. "Ashes to ashes, 
                       dust to dust," said the reverend with 
                       solemn finality as they let down the 
                        box with me inside into the yawning 
                         cavity, and that, if you'll allow me 
                            add, with something akin to 
                           alacrity. Then just as he gave 
                                     the final sign 
                                 to set the spades 
                               showering earth down, 
                     I lifted the lid of the box where I lay, 
               I said to the assembled all gasping and white: 
      "Sorry to stop the proceedings so late in the day, but one assumption I 
        challenge as completely unfounded, though it's been all too readily 
                                 taken for granted: 
     Far be it from me to cause an upset, but I think you should know--
                              I'M NOT DEAD YET!" 
                 Some of the assembled felt very let down
                      and made no bones about it.
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