The Ballad of Cookie McBride lyrics

Well, gather 'round people and listen to this

I am a hermit of burial ridge

Once I was shaven and worked every day

But the call of the wild just lured me away

Singing hi hi ho, it's a water a day

On my way to an unmarked grave

Hi hi ho, it's a water a day

On my way to an unmarked grave

There's pals at my table and mud on my floor

There's bears in the area and wolves at the door

They're singing a song about Cookie McBride

Who goes out a-trapping and then tails their hides

Hi hi hey, it's a water a day

On my way to an unhappy grave

Hi hi hey, it's a water a day

On my way to a rain filled grave

So if you're planning a natural trip

Don't call up snooping on burial ridge

The searchers will come and discover your hide

High, wet and hanging like Cookie McBride

Hi hi hey, it's a water a day

On your way to an unhappy grave

Hi hi hey, it's a water a day

Who will remember the money you saved?

I'm in over your head

You're in over your head

• Artist:Iggy Pop
• Album:Zombie Birdhouse (1982)