“When my father was dying from cancer, we didn’t want to waste precious time discussing funeral arrangements with him but it had to be done. He remembered an old ’78′ record that belonged to his father, my grandpa, that was deliciously irreverent! It was called Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’-well Dead, sung by Leslie Sarony who, ironically, lived for another 53 years until he was almost 90.
If you look this up in Google or on YouTube, you will be able to find both the song and lyrics – and appreciate an outlook on life in the early 1930s.”
Our thanks to Bob for sharing this anecdote.