Chorus
Twelve thousand, half-million, million and more
Stacked up like cordwood along the sea shore
(Change 3rd line with each verse)
Nobody knows us, we're always at hand
The extras who die when the meteors land.
Verses
Come along Harry and Mary and Bob
It may not be Shakespeare but, hey, it's a job
We'll wear any costume, we'll play any part
And we're even willing to die for our art
Chorus- 3rd line
It's not the career that our agents had planned
We've the biggest F/X of the summer you'll see
It's on the big screen, it's not on your TV
So come to the movies, eat popcorn, drink Coke
And see us reduced to two boots and some smoke
Chorus- 3rd line
For the price of a ticket, you can see our last stand
The critics ignore us, the media tries
But who'd watch a movie where nobody die?
The film may lack acting and drama and plot--
But a few million corpses make up for a lot
Chorus- 3rd line
Without our cadavers, the film would be panned
So come let's go earn us a paycheck today
When the world's biggest fireball blows us away
We'll meet our deaths proudly, as custom defines
And the next time the Earth dies, we'll hope for some lines
Chorus- same as first