dead man, dead man, come alive
by the time we count to five!
one, two, three four five,
dead man, dead man, come alive!

ONE, your carcass from the ground
buried deep and never found
infectious rot, in soil drowned,
raise your carcass from the ground.

TWO, your feet upon the land
soil, rock, or watered sand.
by claw and hook and nail and hand,
plant your feet upon the land.

THREE, your breath into the air
to fill it with a rank despair
and tell the truth that you are there,
send your breath into the air.

FOUR, your eyes upon your prey
on this, your long-awaited day.
so nothing sing you, nothing say,
but fix your eyes upon your prey.

FIVE, your teeth into his throat
the reason you this poem wrote,
to play this one forbidden note:
sink your teeth into his throat.

dead man, dead man, come alive
by the time i count to five.
one, two, three four five,
dead man, dead man, come alive.