[Verse 1]
Some people said it was cocaine, some people said it was gin
But I know the name of the motherfucker that did my brother in

[Chorus]
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill

[Verse 2]
They found him in the backseat of an old abandoned Ford
When I touched the hand on my brother Bill, he was stiff as a running board

[Chorus]
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Preacher said he's gone, he's gone to a better world
He's through with his last fight, man, he's done loving his last girl

[Chorus]
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill
They put the last clean shirt on my brother Bill