Larry L. King died on December 20, 2012, in Washington, D.C. He was 83 years old. He was buried in Austin, Texas. It has been reported to me by a good friend whose reliability I find impeccable that there were a great many fine stories told about King by his friends and that an Austin torch singer sang “A Lil’ Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place” followed by “The Bus From Amarillo.” Surely the first time songs from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas had been performed at a funeral. At the gravesite in the Texas State Cemetery, next to the graves of Bud Shrake and Ann Richards, a chorale group of six men assembled in front of Larry’s urn and sang “Jesus on the Five-Yard Line”:
Oh the game was played on Sunday
In St. Peter's backyard
Jesus played right halfback
And Moses played right guard.
The Angels on the sideline
Christ! How they did yell
When Jesus scored a touchdown
Against that team from Hell!
Stay with Christ! Stay With Christ!
Jesus on the Five yard-Line
Moses doing Goddern fine!
Stay With Christ
Stay With Christ
HOKE 'EM POKE 'EM JESUS SOAK 'EM
Staaaaaaaay with Christ!
Oh the game was played on Sunday
In St. Peter's backyard
Jesus played right halfback
And Moses played right guard.
The Angels on the sideline
Christ! How they did yell
When Jesus scored a touchdown
Against that team from Hell!
Stay with Christ! Stay With Christ!
Jesus on the Five yard-Line
Moses doing Goddern fine!
Stay With Christ
Stay With Christ
HOKE 'EM POKE 'EM JESUS SOAK 'EM
Staaaaaaaay with Christ!
