(copyright 1973 mountain music,ltd.,carlin music corp.   All rights reserved.   Yellow dog music in canada and u.s.)         Slim jim was a stool pidgeon   On the payroll of the f.b.i.   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      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   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 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