Intro Verso 1: Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon On the payroll of the FBI Reverend Fred 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 Verso 2: Keyhole Pete was a keen 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 And 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 I 'm not fakin' it Verso 3: Tricky Dicky was a fast talker But his promises were always a lie Nostradamus was a doomwatcher 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 I 'm not fakin' it Interlude Verso 4: Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon On the payroll of the FBI Reverend Fred 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 I'm not fakin' it Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it I 'm not fakin' it I 'm not fakin' it Fakin' it, not fakin' it (x5)
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