It musta been late sundaynight
when a dream came upon me
I killed a man with my bare hands
in a rage of jealousy
All were shocked and the headlines read
why such a drastic act
I got mad and I wanted him dead
he was a crook and that's a fact

He was talking' about this and 
that and this again
when suddenly his tone of voice changed
I saw your gal she's swell I can tell
we're gonna have diner
it's all arranged
I cried out you big big swine
now you're goin' too far
stay away from her she's mine
a lousy crook that's all that you are

Too late too late he said I'm gonna
get her drunk and in to bed
and no one in the world 
can change my mind
I yelled maybe that is true
it won't be easy stopping you
but me too I'm of the hard kind
then he laughed and I lost control
placed my hands upon his throat
I pushed and pressed and I squeezed
and brought that spook
before the lord above