Jamie was a friend of mine
He was twenty-five when he died
He was twenty-five when he died
And he'd hate me, but I get angry
Well, I wish my friend was still alive, oh Lord
Oh, I wish my friend was still alive
And when he died, oh, they took him to his grave
And they carried him there on the back of a parade
On the back of a parade
And when he died, they sent his spirit to the sky
Then he came back down with a piano in his mouth
A piano in his mouth
Oh, Desi was a friend of mine
She's a mermaid now, mama
She's a mermaid now, mhm
In the morning, it gets lonely
Well, I wish my friends were still alive
Oh, I wish my friends were still alive
And when she died, oh, they took her to her grave
And they carried her there on the back of a parade
On the back of a parade
