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There was a mummy at the fair
All crumpled in a folding chair
The people passed
But didn't care that the mummy was a man
So tell me if you can
Who are you? Who are you?
Where have you been, where are you going to?
Well, andrew McCrew must have lost his way
'Cause though he died long ago
He was buried today
Down on nightmare alley
Where the shady people sway
A hobo came a-hikin' on a salty summer day
Well he hopped a freight in Dallas
And he rode out of sight
But on a turn he slipped
And he lost his grip
And he fell in-to the night
Who are you? Who are you?
Where have you been, where are you going to?
Well, andrew McCrew must have lost his way
'Cause though he died long ago
He was buried today
Well, andrew had one leg of wood
The other leg was small
And when he fell off the train that night
He found he had no legs at all
Well they found him in the thicket
And the undertaker came
And they mummified his body for
A relative to claim
Who are you? Who are you?
Where have you been, where are you going to?
Well, andrew McCrew must have lost his way
'Cause though he died long ago
He was buried today
But no one came to claim him
Until the carnival passed through
The carnies took him to their tent
And they decided what to do
Well they dressed him in a worn-out tux
And they put him on a stand
And millions saw the legend called
The 'famous mummy man'
Who are you? Who are you?
Where have you been, where are you going to?
Well, andrew McCrew must have lost his way
'Cause though he died long ago
He was buried today
Well, what a way to live a life
And what a way to die
Left to live a living death with
No one left to cry
Petrified amazement, and wonder beyond words
A man who found more life in death
Than life gave him at birth
Who are you? Who are you?
Where have you been, where are you going to?
Well, andrew McCrew must have lost his way
'Cause though he died long ago
He was buried today
But what about the ones who live
And wish that they could go
Whose lives are lost to living
And performing for the show
Well at least you got the best of life
Until it got the best of you
So from all of us to what's left of you
Farewell Andrew McCrew
WRITERS
DON MCLEAN
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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