Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole Larry made his nest up in the autumn branches Built from nothing but high hopes and thin air Collected up some baby blasted mothers They took their chances and for a while They lived quite happily up there He came from New York City, man But he couldn't take the pace He thought it was like a dog eat dog world Then he went to San Francisco, spent a year in outer space With a sweet little San Franciscan girl I can hear my mother wailing And a whole lot of scraping of chairs I don't know what it is But there's definitely something going on upstairs Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole (I want you to dig, I want you to dig, I want you to dig) Meanwhile Larry made up names for the ladies Like Ms. Boo and Ms. Quick He stockpiled weapons and took pot shots in the air He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic And wrapped himself up in their soft yellow hair I can hear chants and incantations And some guy is mentioning me in his prayers Well, I don't know what it is But there's definitely something going on upstairs Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole (I want you to dig, I want you to dig, I want you to dig) Well, New York City, man San Francisco, L.A., I don't know But Larry grew increasing neurotic and obscene I mean, he, he never asked to be raised up from the tomb I mean, no one ever actually asked him to forsake his dreams He ended up like so many of 'em do Back in the streets of New York City In a soup queue, a dope fiend, a slave Then prison, then the mad house Then the grave, oh, poor Larry But what do we really know of the dead And who actually cares? Well, I don't know what it is But there's definitely something going on upstairs Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole (I want you to dig) Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole (Dig Lazarus, dig) Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole (I want you to dig) Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself, Lazarus Dig yourself back in that hole