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originally by Iggy Pop

THE BALLAD OF COOKIE McBRIDE

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 the floor
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 hide

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

FEATURED ON

unreleased - performed by Deborah solo during several live shows

e.g.

° Poughkeepsie, NY/USA - May 28, 1994
° Pittsburgh, PA/USA - May 26, 1994
° Trenton, NJ/USA - May 22, 1994
° Asbury Park, NJ/USA - May 21, 1994
° Lido Beach, NY/USA - May 20, 1994
° New York, NY/USA - May 18, 1994
° Birmingham/UK - December 9, 1993
° Crawley/UK - December 8, 1993
° Cardiff/UK - December 6, 1993
° London/UK - December 4, 1993
° Southend/UK - December 2, 1993
° Glasgow/UK - November 26, 1993
° Sunderland/UK - November 25, 1993
° Cambridge/UK - November 21, 1993
° New York, NY/USA - October 31, 1993