-peak Billboard position # 1 for 3 weeks in 1975  -backing vocal by Elton John  -Words and Music by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody  It coulda been me but it was you  Who went and bit off a little bit more than he could chew  You said that you had it made, but you been had  The woman no good, no how, thinkin' maybe the blood is bad  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  The woman was born to lie  Makes promises she can't keep  With the wink on an eye  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  Brother, you've been deceived  It's bound to change you mind  About all you believe  From where I stand, it looks mighty strange  How you let a woman like that treat you like small change  I don't understand what you're lookin' to find  The only thing bad blood do is mess up a good man's mind  SPOKEN: Hear me talkin' now  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  The bitch is in her smile  The lie is on her lips  Such an evil child  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  Is takin' you for a ride  The only thing good about bad blood  Is lettin' it slide  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Bad blood, talkin' 'bout bad blood  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Doo-ron, doo-ron, di di, dit, dit, ron-ron  Bad blood  SPOKEN: Here we go  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  The bitch is in her smile  The lie is on her lips  Such an evil child  Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)  Is takin' you for a ride  The only thing good about bad blood  Is lettin' it slide  The only thing good about bad blood  Is lettin' it slide