I’m a dead man, hangin’ from the old oak tree
And there ain’t nobody higher, far as I can see
I’m a dead man, layin’ on the side of the road
I got me no more worries, I carry no heavy load
And the live man, he ain’t got nothin’ over me
I'm a dead man, washed up on the shore
No time left to wonder which side won the war
And the live man, he ain’t got nothin’ over me
I'm a dead man, but you can't take my soul