Ha ha ha come on bad news ha ha Well bad news travels like wild fire goodnews travels slow They all call me Wildfire ha ha cause everybody knows I'm bad news everywhere I go Always gettin' in a trouble and leaving little girls that hate to see me go
They tried to hang me in Oakland and the did in Francisco But I wouldn't choke I broke their rope and they had to let me go Cause I'm bad news everywhere I go Always gettin' in a trouble and leaving little girls that hate to see me go
Now from north to south east to west the story is the same From one state to another I have to change my name Cause I'm bad news everywhere I go Always gettin' in a trouble and leaving little girls that hate to see me go [ dobro ] Well now I've picked peaches in Georgia I lumberjacked in Maine I've been hired fired and jailed in any town you can name Cause I'm bad news everywhere I go Always gettin' in a trouble and leaving little girls that hate to see me go