Dumb Ways to Die Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Set fire to your hair
Poke a stick at a grizzly bear
Eat medicine that’s out of date
Use your private parts as piranha bait
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 2]
Get your toast out with a fork
Do your own electrical work
Teach yourself how to fly
Eat a two-week-old unrefrigerated pie
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 3]
Invite a psycho killer inside
Scratch a drug dealer’s brand new ride
Take your helmet off in outer space
Use your clothes dryer as a hiding place
Set fire to your hair
Poke a stick at a grizzly bear
Eat medicine that’s out of date
Use your private parts as piranha bait
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 2]
Get your toast out with a fork
Do your own electrical work
Teach yourself how to fly
Eat a two-week-old unrefrigerated pie
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 3]
Invite a psycho killer inside
Scratch a drug dealer’s brand new ride
Take your helmet off in outer space
Use your clothes dryer as a hiding place
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 4]
Keep a rattlesnake as pet
Sell both your kidneys on the internet
Eat a tube of super glue
“I wonder what’s this red button do?”
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die-ie-ie-ie
So many dumb ways to die
[Bridge]
Dress up like a moose during hunting season
Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason
Stand on the edge of a train station platform
Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing
Run across the tracks between the platforms
They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
[Verse 4]
Keep a rattlesnake as pet
Sell both your kidneys on the internet
Eat a tube of super glue
“I wonder what’s this red button do?”
[Chorus]
Dumb ways to die
So many dumb ways to die
Dumb ways to die-ie-ie-ie
So many dumb ways to die
[Bridge]
Dress up like a moose during hunting season
Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason
Stand on the edge of a train station platform
Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing
Run across the tracks between the platforms
They may not rhyme but they’re quite possibly
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Part of Melbourne’s viral campaign to promote train safety, the song became widely popular after its release in November 2012.
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Release Date
November 1, 2012
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