everybody takes a tumble

to break your heart into rubble

is what i'm here to do

i've got nothing but trouble

babe

in store for you

i've got one eye fixed on the main chance

one hand behind your back

and you just stumbled blind

babe

right into my track

and that's when you fell so low

everybody takes a tumble

don't you know?

that's when you fell so low

pick yourself off the floor before you go

there's vengeance in my belly

slime on both my shoes

and everything bad that you ever heard

about little old me is true

my trigger finger is itchy

my humour is black

and you just stumbled blind

babe

right into my track

and that's when you fell so low

everybody takes a tumble

don't you know?

that's when you fell so low

pick yourself off the floor before you go

now the devil drives a hard bargain

preacher burns his hands

fireman makes a sermon

lord surveys his lands

huck finn just went out for sticks

he ain't coming back

and you just stumbled blind babe

right into my track

and that's when you fell so low

everybody takes a tumble

don't you know?

that's when you fell so low

pick yourself off the floor before you go

faces start-a shining

flags begin to sway

would you believe i came a long distance

to be with you today

your crooked partner

he just got the sack

and you just stumbled blind babe

right into my track

and that's when you fell so low

everybody takes a tumble

don't you know?

that's when you fell so low

pick yourself off the floor before you go