[Verse 1]
The beadle says I killed them all
My wife, my screaming child
And I'm dying in the morning
And they wonder why I smile
So I'll sit and write my memoirs
Of a life upon the stage
And I hope to die of middle age

[Verse 2]
Jim Crow the Abyssinian
He's sung his final song
The Grand Turk of Senoa
Always gets his English wrong
He can just say, "Shallaballa"
But he'll say that word three times
And nobody knows my crimes

[Chorus]
You tell me I'm an outlaw
But I tell you that I'm your friend (Your friend)
You know I'm only in for
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again
[Verse 3]
The radical gentleman
He complained about my bell
And I said it was an organ
And I rang that thing like hell
The objector backed me up on
Any name I say it is
And guess which one of them will live

[Verse 4]
While riding on my hobby horse
Well, I was overthrown
To the doctor I was sent
To cure my broken bones
He beat me without reason
Till I had to give to him
A taste of his own medicine

[Chorus]
You tell me I'm an outlaw
But I tell you that I'm your friend (Your friend)
You know I'm only in for
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again
[Verse 5]
The executioner arrives
Jack Ketch is that man's name
And he thinks he's gonna hang me
But he doesn't know my game
I can't get my head into his noose
He's gonna show me how
And I'm gonna hang him now

[Verse 6]
I'm ready for the devil
And I see that he's appeared
Like my old dad before me
I will pull old Satan's beard
So for Toby my old terrier
For every one of you
Well, I'm gonna kill the devil too

[Chorus]
You tell me I'm an outlaw
But I tell you that I'm your friend (Your friend)
You know I'm only in for
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again
Punching Judy again