Neal Cassady drops dead
And Allen Ginsberg's tears shampoo his beard
Neal Cassady drops dead
And Allen Ginsberg's lips tighten and thin
Neal Cassady (1926-1968) was an author and poet. He was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Cassady was a friend and contemporary of famous literary figures Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, and was sometimes featured as a character in their work. 
 He died at the age of 41 after being found in a coma along a railroad track in Mexico. He had been walking there after a party in cold and rainy weather, wearing only a t-shirt and jeans. The exact cause of death is unknown – some speculate that it was drug-related, though “exposure” is commonly cited as his cause of death. 

Neal Cassady Drops Dead