it 's sittin ' up all night with some poor old man who 's leavin ' the world , taking away such pain as you can , comfortin ' their terror , seein ' 'em safely on their way ... and then cleanin ' 'em up , layin ' 'em out , making 'em neat for the funeral , and helpin ' the weeping widow strip the bed and wash the sheets - which is , let me tell you , no errand for the faint-hearted - and stayin ' up the next night to watch over the coffin before the funeral , and then going home and sitting down for five minutes before some shouting angry man comes bangin ' on your door 'cos his wife 's havin ' difficulty givin ' birth to their first child and the midwife 's at her wits ' end and then getting up and fetching your bag and going out again .