The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died lyrics

Intro Teddy sniffing glue he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old He looked like 65 when he died He was a friend of mine Refrain: Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died They were all my friends, and they died G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten So they died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine Two more friends that died / I miss 'em - they died Refrain Repeat Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in The Tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others And I salute you brother Refrain Repeat Guitar solo Herbie pushed Tony from the Boys' Club roof Tony thought that his rage was just some goof But Herbie sure gave Tony some b**hen proof Hey, Herbie said, Tony, can you fly? But Tony couldn't fly - Tony died Refrain Repeat Brian got busted on a narco rap He beat the rap by rattin' on some bikers He said, hey, I know it's dangerous But it sure beats Riker's But the next day he got offed By the very same bikers Repeat Refrain Guitar solo Repeat Verses1 and 2 with Refrains Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all the others This song is for you my brother Repeat Refrain 2x © Earl McGrath Music/Jim Carroll Music ASCAP (1980)