She said mother I've been as wicked as the rest But you promised me I'd die looking my best I'm too weak now to say sorry for what I said Oh mother, I've been as wicked as the rest Hello, death You've come again My oldest friend Carry my body through the traffic to the church Sing for me the songs I never heard Take my limbs and bury them in this earth Sing for me to lift me from this curse Hello, death You've come again My oldest friend By the river, by the church I saw a ghost I recognized And he asked me what it's worth To live another life And I told him what I'd seen Another world through his eyes A fool in disguise, a fool in disguise Hello, death Hello, death You've come again My oldest friend