Lyrics Andrew McRue - Don McLean

Andrew McRue

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