Horrible Histories
Making a Mummy
Of Egyptian kings we know oh so many things
Cause the archaeologists have dug their tombs
Now we’re here to show how to treat a dead pharaoh
Make a mummy that can decorate yoru room

First your dead king's lain on a table where his brain
Is pulled out with a wire through his nose
Then his guts and lungs, stomach, liver must be bunged
In four jars so they do not decompose

Pour out salt to dry on the body, let it lie
There for forty days until it mummifies
In the bandage wrap up the body, leave a gap
For the mouth, and pop in artificial eyes

In the coffin cold lay out prayers in little scrolls
That will guard him on his journey far ahead
Pack his tomb with wealth, which he’ll need for his health
If he makes it to the country of the dead

Now you’ve done your job, there are villains who will rob
So our mummy and its coffin we defend
Build a pyramid high, so it points up to the sky
Place your dead king deep inside, and that’s the end