Remnants of Percy Bass

He scrapes the dirt from his nails with a stick.
 He makes a big pile in a pail on the sink.
 Who was he?
 Oh, I'll never tell.
 He has not got a thing left to sell.
 Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass.
 He glued the newspaper to the wall.
 Skeleton closets are down the hall.
 Nobody knows him like I do.
 I remember when there were things he could do.
 Some things are not made to last.
 Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass.
 Some things are things like this:
 He could catch a rabbit with one hand.
 He could build a castle out of sand. He was
 A handsom man.
 He gave a tender kiss.
 Nobody knows about the fancy shows you starred in
 When you were seventeen. I'll never
 Tell about your secret life
 To a magazine.
 I can remember when you were the shallow hero.
 It was so long ago when you were
 Everybody's shining star.
 You were a daydream.
 But now,
 He needs someone to hold his hand.
 Nothing has quite worked out how he had planned.
 I try to help him how I can.
 But he has forgotten who I am.
 Remember,
 Some things are not made to last.
 Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass.
 Some things are not made to last.
 Ooo, the remnants of Percy Bass.