Lyric discussion by Aith 

I love this song, glad that it made it to the Dawn of the Dead soundtrack.

But, what's the deal with Jim Carrol using the name "Bobby" so many times?

"Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tombs."

"Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old."

"Bobby OD'd on Drano on the night that he was wed."

Did he know a lot of people named Bobby, or what?

its a common name. think about how many 40 yo+ people are named Bob or Robert, and when they were young they probably all called them bobby.... makes sense for the era he was coming up in.

@Aith ...least he coulda done is said “Bobby #1, Bobby #2,3,4 etc”...

Who cares about the meter, and the lyrics fitting...

Bobby, as noted, is a common name, and doesn’t sound as stupid as saying, for instance, “Johnny...”

“Wull doowitt fuh JOHNNY...”

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