The Law Of Holes

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It seems to me that I saw this on a music video for Ray Stevens. I'm guessing it must have been his song Sitting Up With The Dead. That's not really what I mean to talk about though. You see, I am reading that book The WIly O'Reilly Irish Country Stories By Patrick Taylor and a story by the name of The Law Of Holes is told about The Doctor O'Reilly. His friend and fellow doctor by the name of Taylor tells us about coming in from work to find Dr. O'Reilly not his usual self. The man (O'Reilly) talks in circles quite a bit and this time is no different. He has given up the drink (alcohol) because of "The Holes." Now Dr. Taylor, as well as his audience, is confused. What do holes have to do with giving up the drink? Apparently Dr. O'Reilly was walking home from a send off party of two local residents emigrating to America. He had imbibed and decided to cut through the cemetery as it was presumably quicker. He ended up falling into a freshly dug grave and after an attempt to extricate himself, gave up and said aloud "Well O'Reilly you aren't getting out of this tonight." The guest of honor had apparently also taken the same shortcut and had befallen the same fate.O'Reilly felt a clap on his shoulder before the man said "Nope, By God Ye aren't." But he did, you see, such was the fright of another being in the freshly dug grave with him. ** I believe in Ray Stevens music video "Sitting up with the dead" there is a scene where he is shown scrambling out of a grave. Though it may be something different I am thinking of altogether.**