[Verse 1]
I went out drinking with the reaper
And man did it get loud
You could count it by the liter
It's kinda hard to quantify
Come morning he was shakin'
And he began to sob
I said, "man, you got to keep it together, or you're gonna be out a job"

[Chorus]
Oh, pale rider, you need a hella talking to
Why don't you leave me be, I got things to do
Oh. pale rider, the missus has it out for you
And if she sees you here she gonna cut you through

[Verse 2]
Three days later he came knockin'
And I was so surprised
He wasn't offerin' a coffin
He was there to socialize
I'm on a vision quest
And everybody's invited
Ain't life just the best?
It's so damn exciting

[Chorus]
Oh, pale rider, you need a hella talking to
Why don't you leave me be, I got things to do
Oh, pale rider, the missus has it out for you
And if she sees you here she gonna cut you through
[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Yeah
Man, did it get loud
Man, did it get loud
Man, did it get, man, did it get loud
Man, did it get, man, did it get loud

[Chorus]
Oh, pale rider, you need a hella talking to
Why don't you leave me be, I got things to do
Oh, pale rider, the missus has it out for you
And if she sees you here she gonna cut you through