Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?

Lyrics

I used to play so fine upon the beach Your knives and clubs were out of reach Oh how we danced on winter's wonderland But you did your job, you did me in You beat my head, you stole my skin And now I'm just a carcass on the sand But when the lighthouse by the sea Is wavin' fare thee well to me Will you miss me, will you miss me when I'm gone? I had my babies in the spring Where poppies grow and robins sing I'll watch them while they live and learn and grow I'll overcome my handicap And leave my leg clung to your trap And watch the summer sun turn into snow But when the eagle in the sky's A-floatin' down to say goodbye Will you miss me, will you miss me when I'm gone? The desert sands blow through my face I've won the trial and lost the case The beast of God weeps softly in the morgue I've sung my song beneath the moon My time ain't long, it's coming soon The cancer strikes again without a cure So when I'm laid to rest Below the canyons of the west Will you miss me, will you miss me when I'm gone? You've set your sail to take the whale You've turned the trick, you've told the tale You've speared the fate of every livin' thing The seas are still, there's none to kill There's only your blood left to spill You've proved yourself, no doubt, to be the king But when you're all alone Sittin' high upon your throne Will you miss me, will you miss me when I'm gone?