I'm as mild-mannered man as can be
And I've never done them harm as I can see
Yet on me they put a ban
And they throw me in the can
They go wild, simply wild over me

They accuse me of rascality
And I can't see why they always pick on me,
I'm as gentle as a lamb
But they take me for a ram
They go wild, simply wild over me

Oh the "bull" he went wild over me
And he held his club where everyone could see
He was breathing rather hard
When he saw my union card
He went wild, simply wild over me

Then the judge he went wild over me
And I plainly saw we never could agree
So I let "his Nibs" obey
What his conscience had to say
He went wild, simply wild over me

Oh the jailer he went wild over me
And he locked me up and threw away the key
Well, it seems to be the rage
That they keep me in a cage
They go wild, simply wild over me

They go wild, simply wild over me
I'm referring to the bedbug and the flea
They disturb my slumber deep
And they rob me of my sleep
They go wild, simply wild over me

Will the roses grow wild over me
When I'm gone into the land that is to be ?
When my soul and body part
In the stillness of my heart
Will the roses grow wild over me?