Well his Christian name is George but most call him Babyface

screamin' towards Innabena with Johnny Law puttin' on a chase

Picked up three drifters (just) wanderin' down a lonesome road

one of them pointed out to him (that) his foldin' money'd come unstowed 



George was in a line of work (that) required him to carry a gun

(the)drifters met up with him on the tail end of a three bank run

Bigger than any Johnny Law is all that George wanted to be

the title he yearned for was crim'nal of the century



Well it looks like ol' George is back on top again

hands bound behind him, he's beaming with pride

Lightnin' will be shootin' through his fingertips

for that moment of glory, he was willing to die



Jesus saves, George withdraws, (and) the drifters seem to benefit from both

a live wire and a Tommy gun, makes for a quite an outlaw show

So hold your paws and drop your drawers, and don't you dare ring that warnin' bell

(cause) folks my name is George Nelson – and I was born to raise hell



With thrill-seeking folks like George, what goes up must come down

all it takes is another thrill to bring their battered souls around

Well a lynch mob caught up George and put him back on top again

they brought livestock, fire, and fiddle, they even brought a mandolin



Well it looks like ol' George is back on top again

hands bound behind him, he's beaming with pride

Lightnin' will be shootin' through his fingertips

for that moment of glory, he was willing to die



(When) Babyface was electrified, power moved in a weird sort of way

George's prayer was answered when he took all the power from the state

You see control is merely relative, when perceived it certainly is a lie

and in the end it was George “Babyface” Nelson who wound up bonafide