kenny hit the hospital DOA
hitch hiked his way across the astral plane
lost his aura along the way
got it back...then he would just be
i said hey kenny...take a walk on the dead side
i said, hey kid...take a walk on the dead side

turned into a zombie, the poor darling
he was vicious, crimson-eyed and snarling
but he never lost his head
even when he was the livin' dead
i said, hey kenny..take a walk on the dead side
i said, zombie....take a walk on the dead side

and the fourth grade girls sing :
die...die die...die die die die die......die ...die die.....die die die die die

kenny is just passing away
with his cherished life he had to pay
a rustle here...as a muscle flared
the funeral parlor is the the place where
they said, hey kid....take a walk on the dead side
they said, half pint...take a walk on the dead side......well, alright

when it comes to death, he is a cheat
proving your soul just might outlast your meat
his vital signs were awfully low
it was his time to go go go
i said hey kenny...take a walk on the dead side
hey corpse boy...take a walk on the dead side

kenny's life was just taken away
but he just stayed dead for a day
injured fatally in a crash
phoenix-like, he'll rise from ash
i said hey ken...take a walk on the dead side
i said, phoenix....take a walk on the dead side

and the fourth grade girls sing :
die...die die...die die die die die......die ...die die.....die die die die die