There’s a bad man that I once knew

His heart was black and his blood was blue

Bad man, he’s comin’ for you

He’d sell his wife for a dollar or two

To be a rich man with many maids

He’s got eyes like hand grenades

He had a good woman

In the palm of his hand

Until she left him for another man



Now he’s a bad, bad man

A bad, bad man

You gotta’ do what you can

When you’re a bad man



(Everyone gotta’ be a bad man every once in a while, the lord knows he’s 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’s still black

His only love stabbed him in the back



Now he’s a bad, bad man

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



Cos you're a bad bad man

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


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