I think a Ray Stevens VHS tape came stock with any home in the late 80s and 90s lmao

The way he says "But I did" kills me every time.

2024 anyone? Yeah yeah

Ray Stevens knew how to sing and tell a story at the same time. True comedy.

My grandparents had this tape when my cousin and I were kids and we wore it out growing up. I haven’t thought about it in probably a good 25-30 years. I’m 40 now and my grandma passed away almost 4 months ago. This is bringing back great memories.❤️

As a kid this song freaked me out. As an adult it cracks me up picturing it going down. People do odd things when scared and situations unravel hilariously! Ray is a good one!

I love ray Stevens. Anyone else?

Finding this made my day! im 23 but when i was a kid i remember having a vhs tape with a bunch of these videos on it and my father and i would watch this every night before bed :) hes past now but these bring back such great memories.

As a rapper believe it or not. Ray Stevens has been a huge inspiration

most people don't realize how truthful this song actually is.

Uncle Fred done be gon' sit up with his OWN self.

What Ray Stevens sang about sitting up with the dead is true. I grew up in the South and I was in the 8th grade when my dad's aunt died. They had her body in a casket in her and my dad's uncle's house. I visited their house many times when I was growing up and it was a creepy feeling knowing that I have to sit up with a dead person in a house.

if only songs could be this great again.

This has got to be one of (if not THE) best Ray Steven's songs ever made!

My parents would tell us stories about “sitting up with the dead” as they did it OFTEN growing up and even in their married 20s and 30s. The last time THEY sat up with a dead someone, it was a great uncle and it was 1965!!! So we particularly LOVED this song and it never ever failed to make my Mother laugh like a child. This moment, as I’m typing, I’m leaving my Mother’s memorial service. We are going to eat dinner at my aunt’s farm and I will play this for my family. They will love it. Ty Ray Stevens.

3:12 "You might as well come over here and sit down beside me, boy. Cuz I can see you ain't getting outta here tonight!" "...But I did." Best part of the whole song right there! ^_^

Ray Stevens is an awesome artist. Not only is he funny, but he's talented and kid-friendly, too! Still is and always will be one of my favorite arists.

"uncle fred is gonna sit up with his own self!" Thumbs up!! awesome song love All of Ray Stevens work, pure genius-ness.

I'm 35 and your videos remind me of my dad who died 10 years ago. I remember when I was little dad would play the vhs of all these videos. Even all these years later, they make me laugh, and it's good to smile and remember my dad.

Can't thank my grandparents enough for introducing me to this man's music when I was about 7! What a legend!

I just answered a robocall, "Hello Margaret...Its me again Margaret...are ya naked Margaret!"...followed by a dirty little giggle. 🤣

my favorite part was always the gravedigger part "you ain't gettin' outta here tonight"......BUT I DID!" XD If they do a Zombieland 3 They should use this as the opening credit song! It'd be perfect!

I still have living relatives in Tennessee who remember staying up with the dead. It was common practice in the south.

I grew up watching him when I was a kid on VHS at my grandparents house. Now my kids watch him. They are 13 and 16. He is a classic.

"But I did." First time i heard that i hooooooowled with laughter for like half an hour

he's one of the funniest singers out there!!

Happy 82nd Birthday Harold Ray Ragsdale. Thank you for the life long memories of humorous songs and stories.. God Bless..

I LOVE RAY STEVENS! HE'S HILARIOUS & HAS GOD GIVEN TALENT TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH! THE FIRST SONG HE SONG I HEARD WAS THE STREAK WHEN I WAS A KID. WE SANG IT AND LAUUGHED & LAUGHED! STILL DO! LOL GOD BLESS YOU RAY STEVENS!❤🙏❤

Down here in rural North Carolina. I remember as a kid that this was a customary practice for the older generation to sit up with the dead until dawn.

My great grandmother had the VHS on which these were featured - good stuff!

When I went to kentucky when i was knee high to a grass hopper I would always go to my great grandparents and watched the VHS tape with this song and others on it.

We played this music video at my grandpa's funeral Love you mo pah pah

I CAN REMEMBER WATCHING THIS VIDEO ON VHS ALL THE TIME WITH MY OLDER SISTER AND MY OLDER BROTHER AND MY PARENTS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID

this used to absolutely horrify me as a kid and yet here i am jamming out to it like 7 years later

Oh, does this bring back the "wakes" I've sat in.

I met Mr. Stevens last weekend in Pigeon Forge. Such a nice guy :)

This man will truly go down in history as a legend of spoof and piss-take, long may his hilarious and brilliantly constructed songs live.

Lord, this reminds me of the last Wake I sat up for. In the South, a long time ago.

Yes, I'm with you! I grew up with Ray!!I'll love him till I die! Maybe he'll sit up with me one day! I promise I won't move, just sing to me all night! 😊

I grew up living with my Grandmother. She got me into Ray from the beginning and I was hooked from then on.

My grandmother had this vhs and it was the best thing ever when we were kids!

He was my first cassette, found it in the seats of my dad's 80's Jaguar when I was about four or five. His eyes lit up when I showed him! Told me I'll never forget these songs. He was right. I'm 25 now and he was the soundtrack to some of my best memories. I'd love to hear dad laugh to these songs again.

Ray Stevens is a master of comedy. He's a real gem!!

I want this song played at my funeral

This is a real thing, or was. My family did this long ago. My dad told me he remembered doing it as a young child.

Ray Stevens is one of a kind.

Grew up watching the vhs in grandmas basement, mid 90's man i miss that.

Saw Ray Stevens in Branson, MO a number of years ago! His show was wonderful especially if you want to take children! I have an autographed picture hanging on the wall by my computer! My grandchildren love The Day The Squirrel Got Loose!

I haven't thought about this in years. When I was younger, my grandpa and grandma gave me a collection of Ray Stevens music videos on a VHS, and I laughed so hard. A lot of the jokes became long-running jokes in my family over time. My grandpa (papa) sadly passed away in 2003, and grandma now has stage 2 dementia. Ray Stevens will always remind me of them and the good moments my family managed to find between all the messed up trauma. Ray also reminds me of my dad (and weirdly looked just like him) during his rare good moments and the humor he has. Funny how one man singing funny songs brought some light into such a troubled family like we had.

Even after all these years, these songs are the best.

I remember my dad ALWAYS listened to Ray when he was trucking, when he was younger. So I got him a Ray Stevens cd about three years ago, and he STILL never listened to it

He knew how to tell a good story and make you LoL. Good clean comedy with no foul language!! Goes to show how much times have changed. Bless you Mr. Stevens!! ❤❤

I like Ray Steven's I get a kick out of him with his songs 😅🤪🤣🤪🤣🤣

Ray is the funniest ever. Love his videos, and songs

I LOVE the little old man who plays Uncle Fred; he's what makes this vid SOOOOO great!

A true trow back I remember was 7 years old watching this with my grandparents

Mr Stevens.. I wanted to say thank You for all of your entertainment and songs you have made... You have been a great part of my fondest memories of childhood and you brought great amusement to my family with your creative songs and videos. God bless you sir, and i thank you from the bottom of my heart.. Adam Gibbons

Ray: Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it! Preacher: Don't worry son, it will have in a minute! XD Edit: 2:13

Wow my grandparents had this on vhs. used too watch this all the time.. brings back good memories.. i wouldnt mind finding his live from branson dvd.. would love too show it to my kids..

anyone else think that Ray Stevens is best for videos instead of just listening to his music? I love his music don't get me wrong but to me he's better for the videos because that's what makes me laugh the most!

And that preacher nearly knocked me down, he said "OOOHHHH, I'm headin out that kitchen door. AHE!!!". I hollered "Fred, that kitchen ain't got no door in it," he said "Don't worry son, it will have in a minute" I AIN'T NEVER SEEN SO MUCH JUMPING AND SHOVIN BEFORE. Cracks me up every time...

This guy is an absolute riot, amazing stuff

This video haunted my dreams as a child. Oh, those painful, painful memories.

My dad passed in 2007...He loved Ray Stevens...and I do too...something we shared..

Can you imagine being a kid, and, having to go through something like this!? Some people would be laughing at this, the rest of their lives!

This song actually sent a chill up my spine when I was little, sounded a whole lot different coming out of our old TV.

I Was 4 & 5 watchin his videos! This was my favorite one! !8 and still watch em lol

I of the funniest songs ever done by Ray Stevens . I give it 5 stars cause I can't give him more.

I've been a huge Fan since I was 14yrs old, I'm 51 now, and still am a huge Fan. I got my kids hooked on your music, my Grandbabies are next!!🤩😍🥰

I grew up listening to him and I’m still listening to him and I’m 18❤️

My grandma told me once that sitting up with the dead was very common. She was born in 1925 and passed away 2 years ago. She told me she did a lot of it with multiple relatives during the depression. That’s one thing From the old days that I don’t want to come back!

This reminds me of my Dad, he was a big man - picture the prize fighter Butter Bean...and we went to a wake and my father went to kneel down but he leaned on the coffin and he made it tip upwards🤣🤣🤣 Jesus talk about scaring everyone out we thought the old lady was gonna roll out

I've always been surprised that nobodies used this as the end theme for a zombie film.

My favorite line from this song has always been "I ain't sittin' up with the dead no more, since the dead started sittin' up too" XD

I was four when my grandfather died and was laid out in his coffin in the living room of his house. I vividly recall my aunt holding me so I could see him. 1956.

I bought this VHS tape for my mother for Christmas when it came out.

40 dislikes? What's to hate about this video? It's funny no matter who you are.

I've always loved Ray Stevens.

this was the first time i learned that you could order things from the television. your commercial played and we had to time it right so we could write it down. i couldnt write and didnt know my numbers yet so i couldnt explain it to my aunt and uncle. This tape was a HUGE deal for me. this song scared me to death. and when we would go visit the cemetary I would take off running through it imagining uncle fred was coming for me. Thank you for this.

Heck yeah this is the best because of his own comedy in music

I've heard dozens of Ray Stevens songs since I was a little kid. Guess we didn't have this album, 'cause this is my first time hearing this spOoOoOoky song. What a trip!

Yeah, I doubt there were many "grandparent" households that didnt have this vhs layin around somewhere.

I'm 20 years old I love this music saw this vhs more then 100 times my grandparents raised me to love the good ol oldies and I love ray stevens song and all different kind of oldies

How can you not love this guy ??

I grew up on this man’s music. There hasn’t been many songs of his that didn’t at least make me smile. This isn’t my favorite song by Ray but it still cracks me up. My favorites are usually The Streak, Elvis in a UFO, or Power Tools. Keep making us laugh Ray. The world sure needs some people to lighten moods with the way things are at the moment.

Good clean hilarious songs . That’s the way it should be .

THIS IS MY FAVORITE RAY STEVENS VIDEO

can you imagine an archaeologist in the far future opening up a casket to find remains being tied down with a big chain like that. they probably would either think he was buried alive or cursed lol

Man it took so long for me to find this again, I remember visiting family or going on road trips with my Dad, he got the Ray Stevens box set as a gift for Christmas and we both loved listening to the songs, years later and I'm living in another part of the state and he's living near the capital and I just remembered looking at something, I don't remember what and one of the Ray Stevens songs came up, I didn't remember all the words but I felt that pang of nostalgia and desperately seeking out the name of who made sung these songs. Finally I was like"was it Ray Stevens?.. yes it was Ray Stevens, I remember now!" And I couldn't be any happier seeing this again.

I love Ray Stevens. My grandpa loves to listen to his songs and so do my sisters and I.

God. This brings me back lol. I would watch this Everytime I went to my grandparents house lol

Never thought these songs would be on KZfaq!!!!! Made my whole day finding these I’m 19 but I grew up watching this on the vcr

REV THAT KITCHEN AIN'T GOT NO DOOR IN IT! He said DON'T WORRY SON IT WILL HAVE ONE IN A MINUTE! 😂😂😂😂😂

I remember watching this on a compilation tape every time I went to my grandparents house when I was a kid. It's been years since I last saw this video.

I'm glad that in 50 these songs will still be stuck to my head.👻

I remember my Uncle Steve playing this song, he loved Ray Stevens

"..... They said that the dead can't hurt you 'cause they already left but what they left, sure can make you hurt yourself..." lol

Ray Stevens is really a favorite and funny singer , love all his music.

We love ray stevens so much

My grandma just introduced me to your music and now you're my favorite musician