Jack, You’re Dead

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When you got no more assurance Than a great big hunk of lead If you don't respond to romance Jack, you dead [Verse 2] When a chick is smiling at you Even though there's nothin' said You stand there like a statue Jack, you dead [Bridge] You been always kickin' But you stubbed your toes When you ups and kicks the bucket Just like old man Mose [Verse 3] When you get no kicks from lovin' And you blow your top instead It's a fact that you ain't livin' Jack, you dead [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] When you just ain't got nobody Since you've gone and lost your head Rigor mortis has set in, daddy Jack, you're dead [Verse 5] What's the use of havin' muscles If your life hangs by a thread? If you ain't got no red corpuscles Jack, you're dead [Bridge] You been always kickin' But you stubbed your toes When you ups and kicks the bucket Just like old man Mose [Verse 6] When you get no kicks from lovin' And the news begin to spread All the cats will holler "Murder" Jack, you dead [Outro] All the breath has leaked out of you If your friends gather round the bed And look at you and say "Mm mm mm, don't he look natural?" When that happens to you, daddy Jack, you're dead