Hey-hey.
Love-love.
Yeah-yeah.
Ah-ha.

Freddie's dead.
That's what I said.
Let the man rap a plan,
Said he'd see him home.
But his hope was a rope6,
And he should've known.
It's hard to understand,
There was love in this man.
I'm sure all would agree,
That his misery,
Was his woman and things.
Now Freddie's dead.
That's what I said.

Everybody's misused him,
Ripped him off and abused him.
Another junkie plan,
Pushin' dope for the man.
A terrible blow,
But thats how it go'.
a-Freddie's on the corner now.
If you wanna be a junkie, wow.
Remember Freddie's dead.

We're all built up with progress,
But sometimes I must confess.
We can deal with rockets and dreams,
But reality, what does it mean?
Ain't nothin' said,
'Cause Freddie's dead.

Hey-hey.
Love-love.
Hey-hey.
Yeah-yeah.
Ha-ha.
Love-love.
Heah-yeah.
Ha-ha.
Yeah-yeah.
Freddie's dead.

Instrumental break.

All I want is some peace of mind,
With a little love I'm tryin' to find.
This could be such a beautiful world,
With a wonderful girl.
Ooo, I need a woman child.
Don't wanna be like Freddie now.
'Cause Freddie's dead.
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Hey-hey.
Yeah-yeah.
If you don't try,
You're gonna die.

Why can't we brothers protect one another?
No one's serious and it makes me furious.
Don't be misled,
Just think of Fred.

Everybody's misused him,
Ripped him up and abused him.
Another junkie plan,
Pushin' dope for the man.
a-Freddie's on the corner now.
If you wanna be a junkie, why?
Remember Freddie's dead.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha,
Freddie's dead.
Hey-hey.
Ha-ha.
Love-love.
Ha-ha.
Boo-hoo.
Hey-hey.
Fade.
Love-love.
Hey-hey.

FREDDIE'S DEAD
Written by: Curtis Mayfield1
Performed by: Curtis Mayfield2-1972
Appears on: Superfly3-19724 & (The Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition)-1997,
Live in Europe-1987, Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions5: The Anthology
(1961-1977)-1992, The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield-1996 & 2006, Move on Up:
The Best of Curtis Mayfield-2000, Hard Times-2004, The Collection-2006, et al.

1Mayfield died in 1999, the result of his paralysis after being hit by a
falling concert light fixture in 1990.

2Covered by: Fishbone, MFSB, Frank Owens, Rippopotamus, The Derek Trucks
Band, Young-Holt Unlimited, et al.

3Written for the movie, Superfly. The movie ignited an entire genre of
music -- the blaxploitation soundtrack, and influenced everyone from soul
singers to television-music composers for decades to come.

4Transcribed from the track on this album.

5Mayfield fronted for the Impressions before his successful solo career.

6One of the definitions from the Urban dictionary for "rope," is that it
refers to a fat, marijuana cigarette. That is the only definition I can
find that even remotely makes any sense, as in, he was hoping for a joint.