I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home But I ain't got nobody to bury me when I'm dead and gone I'm the cat that scratches and dog that bites I'll be your box of matches baby when you need me like I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home But I ain't got nobody to bury me when I'm dead and gone I used to be so good, I stayed home every night I did the best I could, it never turned out right I can't stay here no longer, my luck is running slow Gotta keep on moving, but I ain't got no place to go I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home But I ain't got nobody to bury me when I'm dead and gone I'm just a bad boy, long, long ways from home Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh