Jesus Christ was born like me in a stable  His mom and dad did all that they were able  How did they know which way he'd turn  Didn't want to get their fingers burned  To take which path from right or wrong  He picked right and I picked wrong    I see myself swinging in the gentle breeze  Remembering girls and the way they teased  Mama and papa saying this I tell  We loved you boy but you're going to hell    Roll the devil's dice - no second chance  Roll the devil's dice - I did the dead-man's dance  I did the dead-man's dance    Ever since nine I was juvenile  Stealing from pa - did petty crime  Officer said for me no hope  The only good thing for you's a rope  Left me danging high and dry  They picked my bones and the crows took flight    I see myself swinging in the gentle breeze  Remembering girls and the way they teased  Mama and papa saying this I tell  We loved you boy but you're going to hell    Roll the devil's dice - my turn to cast  Roll the devil's dice - and I got the six  Roll the devil's dice - all three of them  Roll the devil's dice - roll the devil's dice    So here I am on judgement day with angels  The Lord Jesus is reckoning the tables  He said I know you, didn't take you long  Been bad down there, didn't string along  You know which way the righteous choose  Gonna swing you high from the reaper's noose    Roll the devil's dice - no second chance  Roll the devil's dice - I did the dead-man's dance  Roll the devil's dice - my turn to cast  Roll the devil's dice - roll the devil's dice  I did the dead-man's dance