| Billy Goat moved over to the east coast | |
| He never knew his name | |
| But he'd always get what he want | |
| Billy even had a girl | |
| But he called her friend | |
| Didn't like to claim her name | |
| He likes to play the game | |
| Chorus | |
| You gotta be down, down | |
| Down for the right thing | |
| You can't mess around, owww | |
| Be close to the righteous | |
| Billy told Betty that he was leavin' town | |
| Start gettin' worried | |
| From the word around | |
| Billy got babies over here and over there | |
| He's starting to fade away | |
| 'Cause he's so damn scared | |
| Chorus | |
| Billy don't tell me that you're feelin' bad | |
| The only way you can do that | |
| Is if you're feelin' sad | |
| Well, well, well | |
| I always heard that you were a strong man | |
| And the word around is that that man | |
| Won't hang his head | |
| Chorus |