On the night I arrived my daddy said "Sakes Alive, He's the meanest one that we've had yet!" Teethed on tin and weened on gin I was nobody's teacher's pet I grew up rough and mean in my early teens And I didn't want to go to school I called no man "Sir" and work was a dirty word My biggest kick was breakin' the rules
Now when you see me comin', get away The one's that didn't ain't around today The sweetest piece of lovin' any girl ever had I'm here to tell ya boys I was born to be bad Born, born to be bad I was born, born to be bad
Now when I reached 21 I had that ole ramblin' itch Breakin' little girls hearts I tore the world apart A guitar-playin' son of a...
Born to be bad That's the story of my life Yeah, doin' things wrong is my way of doin' things right
Now when I'm gray and old and my story's told I know what the people will say They'll be glad to see me go But the little girls will know I was bad til my dyin' day
So when you see me comin', get away The one's that didn't ain't around today The sweetest piece of lovin' any girl ever had I'm here to tell ya boys I was born to be bad Born, born to be bad I was born, born to be bad
Now when I'm old and gray and I've had my day I know what the people will do They'll be glad to see me go But the little girls will know I was bad til the day I was through
So when you see me comin', get away The one's that didn't ain't around today The sweetest piece of lovin' any girl ever had I'm here to tell ya boys I was born to be bad Born, born to be bad I was born, born to be bad