Lyrics Wicked William - The Gaddabouts, Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd

Wicked William

william was a wicked child
made trouble at school and ran completely wild
cussed the teachers on the bus
frightened all the girls and mussed their hair up
but his mother loved him dearly
she could never see him clearly
«william, be good for me»
before wicked william was born
his mother had a dream the devil came to her
he told her she would have his son
persuaded her to call him lucifer jr.
but she dismissed it as an old nightmare
probably caused by something spicy that she’d eaten at the state fair of texas
«there ain’t no such thing as the devil»
when william became a man
women loved him he was such a handsome devil
but he turned every heart to hate
left 'em feeling dirty as a dinner plate in the sink
still his mother loved him dearly
she could never see him clearly
«william, be good for me»
there ain’t no such thing as the devil