My grandfather diednA Bowery (bum?)nMy grandfather diednSon of an IrishmannOn the BowerynOh on the BowerynnMy father triednTo find his bonesnAnd to his trials I added my ownnMy grandfather leftnMy father twicenSecond time was on his wife's advicenStraight back to the BowerynStraight back to the BowerynnWell I'm new here. Where can a fella eat?nI'm new here. Where can a fella sleep?nI'm new here, and I've got a pit in my gutnOn the BowerynOh on the BowerynnAnd when he came up from the river of methadonenHe took his last breath on the BowerynHe took his last breath on the Bowerynn