Lou Reed

They say he didnt have an enemy
His was a greatness to behold
He was the last surviving progeny
The last one on this side of the world
He measured a half mile from tip to tail
Silver and black with powerful fins
They say he could split a mountain in two
Thats how we got the grand canyon
Last great american whale
Last great american whale
Last great american whale
Last great american whale
Some say they saw him at the great lakes
Some say they saw him off of florida
My mother said she saw him in chinatown
But you cant always trust your mother
Off the carolinas the sun shines brightly in the day
The lighthouse glows ghostly there at night
The chief of a local tribe had killed a racist mayors son
And hed been on death row since 1958
The mayors kid was a rowdy pig
Spit on indians and lots worse
The old chief buried a hatchet in his head
Life compared to death for him seemed worse
The tribal brothers gathered in the lighthouse to sing
And tried to conjure up a storm or rain