Lyrics: Badman

There’s a badman that I once knew
His heart was black and his blood was blue
Badman 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, badman
You bad, badman
You gotta do what you can
When you’re a badman

He’s a badman 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, badman
You bad, badman
You gotta do what you can
When you’re a badman

The Lord knows everybody can be a badman every once in a while.
That's alright, you badman.

Now he’s a bad, badman
You're a bad, badman
You gotta do what you can
When you're a bad badman
You're a bad badman
You're a bad badman
You got to do what you can
When you're a badman