Do you know the man across the bay?
The one who throws the extravagant parties?
Some like to say that he killed a man,
while others think no more of him than the Earth’s clay.

Do you know the man across the bay?
The one who left that Daisy girl to fight in the war?
She went on to marry a different man sadly,
a man with enough money to please her everyday.

Do you know the man across the bay?
The one that has begun to fight for his love back?
Rumors have spread of an affair between the two,
for they spend so much time in each other’s way.

Do you know the man across the bay?
The one who wanted so much of Daisy that she could not keep up?
He overwhelmed her so much that she fled from him,
and he chased her down before “Gatsby” she could say.

Do you know the man across the bay?
The one that is responsible for that poor Myrtle’s death?
Her husband found him and killed him for what he had done,
and that was the last anyone ever heard of Jay.