Loudon Wainwright Iii - What Gives lyrics

Paul and George and Ringo, just a fraction of the Fab Four Some still survive from Dave Clark's Five Washed up on the Mersey Shore Jerry has a pacemaker The hermit's name is Herman That old man's Manfred Mann and The Animals merely vermin Hank Junior sang with Senior his cheatin heart was cold And just a few years back Natalie and Nat King Cole duetted and went gold There's a way to make it pay Though they've flown the coup John Denver, Stevie Ray, Vaughan, Buddy Holly Ricky Nelson, Otis Redding in one super group Bring me the bones of Brian Jones And Joplin's tinted gla**es Hendrix's pick, Keith Moon's drumstick And a caftan of Mama Ca**' Rock and roll will never die, neither can her heroes Just pick a figure with three digits Then tack on about six zeros The Beatles are forever, it's like John never got shot Here's what gives, Elvis lives, what is in fact is not Here's what gives, Elvis lives, what is in fact is not