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You might come to understand |
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Why I'm old and bent and devil's been runnin' out of time |
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When I long ago held a royal flush in my hand. |
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Oh, I was a super market fool, I was a roll-the-bank, a |
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Stool pigeon, |
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Robbing my hometown |
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I thought I'd lost the blues, yes, I thought I'd paid my dues |
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I thought I'd found the life to suit my style |
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But here I sit ol' Spider John |
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The robber man |
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Long, tall and handsome |
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Yes, ol' Spider John with the loaded hand |
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Taking ransom |
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Then one day I met Diamond Lil |
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She was the sweetest thing, I declare, |
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That the summer breeze ever blown my way |
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But, lady, she had no idea my illustrious occupation |
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She thought I was a saint, not a sinner gone astray |
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But you see that word got around and Lily left town |
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Never saw her again |
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Tossin' and turnin', causin' my heart to grieve |
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Oh, I was a super market fool, I was roll-the-bank, stool pigeon |
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Robbing my hometown. |
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I thought I'd lost my blues, thought I'd paid my dues |
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I thought I'd found the life to suit my style. |
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But here I sit ol' Spider John, |
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The robber man |
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Long, tall and handsome |
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Yes, ol' Spider John with the loaded hand |
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Taking ransom |
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That is all my story |
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Been these thirty years since I took to the road |
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Find my precious jewel one |
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If you see my Lily, won't you give her my regards |
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Tell her ol' Spider got tangled |
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In the black web that he spun |
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You can tell her that ol' Spider got tangled |
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In the black web that he spun |
