Bring me flowers while I'm living Please don't bring them when I am dead Bring me flowers whilst I am living Please don't bring them when I am dead And bring ice back to my bedside Oh well, 'bout to cool my aching head When I am sick in bed please come to my rescue When I am sick in bed please come to my rescue When a man is dead and gone Oh well, well, how in the world he know what you do? Bring me water to my bed, a drink will keep me cool Bring me water to my bed, a drink will keep me cool And just say as I am gone Oh well, well, that you tried to help that fool I'll stay here as long as I can, leave when I can't help myself I'll stay here as long as I can, leave when I can't help myself We's all got to die Oh well, well, and I know better than no one else Don't bring me flowers after I'm dead, a dead man sure can't smell Don't bring me flowers after I'm dead, a dead man sure can't smell And if I don't go to heaven Oh well, well, I don't sure need no flowers in hell