Well, bad news travels like wild fire
Good news travels slow
They all call me a wildfire
'Cause everybody knows

I'm bad news
Everywhere I go
Always getting into trouble
And leaving little girls that hate to see me go

They tried to hang me in Oakland
And they 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 getting into trouble
And I'm leaving littlе girls that hate to see me go

Now, from North to South, East to West
Thе story is the same
From one state to another
I have to change my name

'Cause I'm bad news
Everywhere I go
Always getting into trouble
And leaving little girls that sure hate to see me go
Well, now I've picked peaches in Georgia
I've lumberjacked in Maine
I've been hired, fired and jailed
From any town you can name

'Cause I'm bad news
Everywhere I go
Always getting into trouble
And I'm leaving little girls that sure hate to see me go