deLay at Mahagonny

You can write his obituary
You can sing his praises
You can sing his music
Cannot help a dead man

Nothing you can do can help a dead man
Nothing you can do can help a dead man

You can play his CD
You can read his press clippings
You can dance to his band
Cannot help a dead man

You can polish his awards
You can remember good old times
You can tell good old stories
Cannot help a dead man

You can play the blues
You can listen to his music
You can weep at his harp
Cannot help a dead man

Nothing you can do can help a dead man
Nothing you can do can help a dead man
Not him or you or me or anyone

--Charles Deemer