Lyric discussion by Dubious Merit 

Cover art for Happy Is lyrics by Dead Milkmen, The

The first four lines (Happy is the bride...) are an actual proverb, earliest recorded in 1607.

Yes, including the corpse part.

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@Dubious Merit No kidding! This makes sense coming from Rodney, he seems to love macabre archaic little stories and facts, the darker the better!