"Good God! Don't jump!"

A boy sat on the ledge

An old man who had fainted was revived

And everyone agreed 'twould be a miracle indeed

If the boy survived

"Save the life of my child!"

Cried the desperate mother

The woman from the supermarket

Ran to call the cops

"He must be high on something" someone said

Though it never made The New York Times

In The Daily News, the caption read

"Save the life of my child!"

Cried the desperate mother

(Hello darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again)

A patrol car passing by

Halted to a stop

Said officer MacDougal in dismay:

"The force can't do a decent job

'Cause the kids got no respect

For the law today (and blah blah blah)"

"Save the life of my child!"

Cried the desperate mother

"Oh what's becoming of the children?"

People asking each other

When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd

And it made them wild

In an atmosphere of freaky holiday

When the spotlight hit the boy

And the crowd began to cheer

He flew away

"Oh, my Grace, I got no hiding place"