I see a bad dude arising
I see stubble on his face
I see hurt, aches, it's frightnin'
I see sad time to waste

Won't go a round in spite
With the clown who fakes a right
There's a bad dude I despise

I fear furry things a-growing
I know the friends I've won are few
I fear shiv-ers' probes a-glowing
I hear the boys a-makin' woo

No goin' out at night
Well, I'm bound and caged up tight
With a bad dude I despise

All night!

Hopeless rotters linked to fetters
Dopes doing time and scared to die
Looks like my cellmate's a bedwetter
Hope I can wake to keep mine dry

Won't crow a sound at night
'Cause he's bound to wake and fight
There's a bad dude I despise

Don't break the laws they write
Or you're bound to share my plight
With a bad dude you'll despise