Dead Man

Verse/Instrumentals - - - - - - - Bridge Bit - - - - - - - I got dead man’s rod dead man’s reel Dead man’s tuxedo with a lived in feel Dead man’s desk and a dead man’s chair No I ain’t dead yet but I’m getting there From a dead man’s closet I got a dead man’s belt A pair of bedroom slippers Worn out was how they felt And an old tweed jacket with patched elbows Dress rehearsal in a dead man’s clothes Yeah I walked a mile in a dead man’s shoes Paid off a dead man’s debts and all his union dues   Slept with a dead man’s widow took in a dead man’s kid Whatever I could was all I did. - - - - - - - (Instrumental) I wore a dead man’s pants with a dead man’s shirt tried all of it on hell it couldn’t hurt Clothes make the man so it’s been said But a man sports a shroud when he’s buried and he’s dead Tried a dead man’s hat on and it hurt my head Replayed an outgoing message the last words he said I got a dead man’s watch ain’t no big crime I ain’t dead yet I got a little more time I read a dead man’s will cashed a dead man’s cheque Tied a dead man’s neck tie round my neck I wrecked a dead man’s car I sank a dead man’s boat I said a dead man’s pray another dead man wrote Played a dead man’s guitar sang a dead man’s song I guess you’ll starting to wonder how long will this go on It’s almost over when its sung done and said I’ll sleep dream and die in a dead man’s bed