See the bad man, i once knew
his heart was black and his blood was blue
bad man, he's comin' for you
sell his wife for a dollar or two
To be a rich man with many maids
he's got eyes like handgrenades
he had a good woman
in the palm of his hand
until she left him for another man
Bad, bad man
you're a bad, bad man
you gotta do what you can
when you're a bad man
He's a bad man and that's the truth
the devil's law don't need no proof
he's a jealous man, all alone
a motel room is not a home
Helpless man, he fell ill
he was prescribed a fatal pill
now he's a dead man
his heart still black
his only love stabbed him in the back
Bad, bad man
you're a bad, bad man
you gotta do what you can
when you're a bad man
Now he's a bad, bad man
a bad, bad man
you gotta' do what you can
You're a bad, bad man
you're a bad, bad man
you got to do what you can
when you're a bad man