[Verse 1]
Well, the shark and the cockroach
You know, neither one a friend of man
They were waitin' right behind him
When the journey through time began

[Verse 2]
And when the blood begins to billow
The old pulse is growin' dim
The shark, he circles, and the cockroach waits
See what's left of him

[Chorus]
Hey
Heh-heh-hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

[Verse 3]
Now, Billy D. Lion was a cockroach
He could go without food for days
Aw, you could shine a bright light on him
And watch him run ten different ways
(Look at him run!)
[Verse 4]
Everything had been peaceful
Around my house and around my home
But I knew that Billy would tell old Frankie
If I ever got the urge to roam
(Walk on, boys! Um!)

[Verse 5]
Now, Frankie was a long, grey shark
He dealt in girls and loans
All I see is the blood on Frankie boy's hands
But they ain't never found the bones

[Verse 6]
And I don't owe him a nickel
I-I don't owe him a dime
But when I left home on-a Friday night
Well, I can't find my woman of mine

[Verse 7]
Oh, the Lord helps those who could help themselves
And I'm holdin' on to mine
So I dove in my Cadillac, I drove around the corner
Got to find woman of mine

[Verse 8]
I come right down though to the attic
And I playin' with the kitchen door
The very last sound that Frankie boy heard
Was the roar of my .44!
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

[Verse 9]
Now, the shark and the cockroach
Neither one's a friend of man
They were waitin' right behind him
When the journey through time began

[Verse 10]
Oh, way down in this cold, little cell
I wring my hands and cry
Billy D. Lion and the woman I love
Laugh at me when they go by

[Chorus]
Heh-heh-hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hee, hee
Hee, hee

[Outro]
(Ask your mama!)