"Jack, You're Dead" is a song written by Dick Miles and Walter Bishop.
It was performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in October 1946, and released on the Decca label (catalog no.
[2] The song describes a man's physical state if he fails to respond to romance.
On its release, Billboard described the song as "dandy", "jivey", and "solid".
[3] Jordan and the Tympany Five also performed the song in the 1947 motion picture, "Look-Out Sister".