Listen people and you will know The man who had it all and let it go Listen people and let us tell You how he rose and how he fell Ginger saw something he shouldn't have seen He turned into something he shouldn't have been He was a man who couldn't stand still Ginger was the one who struck the wrong deal Ginger Joe used to have a life Ginger Joe used to have a wife Ginger Joe gave it all away For a smoking gun on a rainy day Ginger Joe used to have a name Ginger Joe used to play the game Ginger Joe's slipping on a slope His life's slinging on a rope Nothing will ever ever be the same Ginger Joe used to be a star "Hey Ginger, Hey Ginger" Ginger Joe used to drive a car "Hey Ginger, Hey Ginger " Ginger's life was a Christmas Carol "Hey Ginger" Ginger's feather's they are full of tar "Hey Ginger" Ginger Joe used to pray the Lord But Ginger, he's sleeping on a board Ginger Joe used to have a home With a Ginger dog stucking on a bone Ginger's life was nothing but a lie Ginger he didn't like the truth Ginger Joe wish he'd never die Ginger is paying for his youth Listen people and you will know The man who had it all and let it go Listen people and let us tell You how he rose and how he fell Ginger saw something he shouldn't have seen He turned into something he shouldn't have been He was a man who couldn't stand still Ginger was the one who struck the wrong deal