Intro :
L enny B ruce is d ead but his s pirit's l ivin' o n and o n
N ever did g et any G olden Globe a ward never m ade i t to S y-na -non
He was an o utlaw that's for s ure
More of an o utlaw than y o--u ever were
L enny B ruce i s gon e but his sp irit's li vin' on and on
M aybe he h ad s ome problems maybe some t hings t hat he c ouldn't work o ut
B ut he s ure was f unny and he s ure told the t ruth and he k new what he was t alkin' abo ut
Never robbed any c hurches nor c ut off any babies' h eads
He just t ook the folks in high p laces and he s hined a lig ht in their be ds
H e's on some o ther s hore he d idn't w anna l ive anym ore
L enny B ruce is d ead but he d idn't c ommi t any cr ime
H e just h ad the i nsight to rip o ff the l id b efore i ts t ime
I r ode with him in a taxi o nce
Onl y for a mile a nd a half seem ed like it took a couple of months
L enny B ruce moved o n and like the o nes t hat k illed him are g one
T hey said that h e was s ick 'cause he d idn't p lay b y the r ules
He j ust showed the w ise men o f his d ay to be n othi ng mo re th an fo ols
They s tamped him and they l abeled him like they d o with pants and s hirts
He f ought a war on a b attlefield where e very vict ory h urts
Lenny B ruce was b ad he was the b rother t hat y ou never h ad
Lenny B ruce was b ad he was the b rother t hat y ou never h ad