Lee Harvey was a friend of mine,
He used to take me fishin' all the time.
He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid,
They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did.

Well, I was born in Dallas in nineteen fifty-two,
And Lee Harvey lived across the street on Ripley Avenue.
He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid,
They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did.

Well, I've seen that picture of him holdin' pamphlets and a gun,
And there's shadows pointin' every which way, but only just one sun.
Someone faked that photo and then snuck away and hid,
They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did.

Lee Harvey was a friend of mine.

Well, I saw it all on TV, Lee Harvey got gunned down,
And he was killed off by Jack Ruby, the biggest sleaze in town.
He stuck a gun into his ribs and said, Here's lookin' at you, kid,
Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey - my TV proved he did.

Lee Harvey was a friend of mine.