People Who Died by Jim Carroll Teddy sniffing glue, he was twelve years old Fell from the roof on east two nine Cathy was eleven when she pulled the plug On twenty six reds and a bottle of wine Bobby got leukemia, fourteen years old He looked like sixty five when he died, he was a friend of mine Refrain: Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died Those are people who died, died They were all my friends and they died G-berg and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotton So they died of hepatitis in Upper Manhattan Sly in Vietnam took a bullet in the head Bobby OD'd on drano on the night that he was wed They were two more friends of mine [1st time] Two more friends that died [2nd time] I miss 'em - they died [REFRAIN] Mary took a dry dive from a hotel room Bobby hung himself from his cell in the Tombs Judy jumped in front of a subway train Eddie got slit in the jugular vein And Eddie, I miss you more than all of the others [1st time] And I salute you, brother [2nd time] This song is for you my brother [REFRAIN] Herbie pushed Tony from the Boy's Club roof Tony thought that his rage was just some goof But Herbie sure gave Tony some, some bitchin proof "Hey," Herbie said, "Tony, can you fly?" But Tony couldn't fly: Tony died [REFRAIN] Brian got busted on a narco rap He beat the rap by rattin on some bikers He said, "Hey, I know it's dangerous But it sure beats Rikers." But the next day he got offed by the very same bikers [REFRAIN]