Jolly Ollie was a stool pigeon On the payroll of the F.B.I. Reverend Jim sold instant religion With a license from the man in the sky Billy the Kid was a gunslinger Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer Me I'm just a rock'n'roll singer Keyhold John was a bird watcher Had a telephoto lens in each eye Jack the Ripper was a cool stalker But his birds no longer fly James Joyce was a mudslinger Jesus Christ was a forgiver Me I'm just a rock'n'roll singer I'm not fakin' it Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it I'm not fakin' it Tricky Dicky was a fast talker But his promises were always a lie Nostradamus was a doom watcher Predicted when we're gonna die Cleopatra was a love giver Jesse James was a born killer Me I'm just a rock'n'roll singer I'm not fakin' it Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it I'm not fakin' it