Lyrics

John Cage is dead John Cage you know he's dead He's dead, he's dead, you know he's dead He's dead, you know he's dead I've been sittin' here coolin' my thighs Watching these dead dog days roll by Shoes in the buttermilk, wolves in the bread And I just heard John Cage is dead I hear foghorns in the breeze Wind alive with symphonies Built myself a hurricane fence 'Cause I don't believe in accidents I wonder wonder wonder wonder Where that fellow went The one who wrote the book of love With a stick in wet cement He looked like Jimi Hendrix But he shook like Santa Claus He didn't mind your justice But he could not take your laws John Cage is dead John Cage you know he's dead He's dead, he's dead, you know he's dead He's dead, you know he's dead Poking my stick in a can fulla snakes Baby I hope that's all it takes I been sittin' here drippin' with frost Could be found or I could be lost You got dreams and so do I Your's won't live and mine won't die Shut my mouth, clench my fist Tape an alarm clock to my wrist Stop the music, stop the music Let me hear you breathe Don't want to hear your story I just want to read Don't take me to Paradise So fast I get the bends You don't have to shut the book Until the story ends John Cage is dead John Cage you know he's dead He's dead, he's dead, you know he's dead He's dead, you know he's dead Technical ploy on the vertical night from A slack jawed monkey with an appetite Digital carry the sound so well you can Smell the whiskey on the Dogs from Hell Picture me down on the Parchment Farm With a twelve foot bullwhip on my arm Crack that whip and the jingle bell rings Kettledrums roll and the fat lady sings John Cage is dead John Cage you know he's dead He's dead, he's dead, you know he's dead He's dead, you know he's dead Look at all those wide eyed people Staring at the sky I don't care what they're looking for Don't waste the time to try Or fail to say what could be said From the heart's unstifled cry I don't believe John Cage is dead He's not the type to die John Cage is dead John Cage you know he's dead He's dead, he's dead, you know he's dead He's dead, you know he's dead