Jerimiah said his peace and fell back in the roadnHe was shot by Coulee ReesenWho they nick-named Jack The ToadnJust across his shoulder just a little to the rightnHe heard the click of a 45 hammernSo he throws himself down and he hits the groundnRolls right over and spins 'roundnAnd with one good shot, just one good shotnHe brings that villain right downnIn true "Hour Western" mannernnBad, bad news, he was bad, bad newsnI knew Coulee, Coulee never lost his coolnnA legend grew and Jack The Toad knewnTo back up all the talknOne day soon, preferably noonnHe's going to have to take the long walknA poker game and a fast stakenOf these Jack was the masternBut a man called PetenAt the end of a dusty dusty streetnHe's just about six feetnNow he just might, you know he just mightnHe might be a lttle fasternnBad, bad news, he was bad, bad newsnI knew Coulee, Coulee never lost his coolnnI'll be blowed, I'll be blowed, I'll be blowednIt's Jack The ToadnnI'll be blowed, I'll be blowed, I'll be blowednIt's Jack The ToadnnWell it had to happen on a summers' daynWhen Jack was feeling goodnBut a friend of a friend, promised a friend of a friendnPromised a friend of a friend he wouldnBut many brave men have said the same thingnAgain and again and againnNow Jack, when he went out to face PetenFor the final showdownnHe was just a little bit highnHe'd been drinking and smokingnAnd he thought he was so fastnHe made the last movenAnd that was the last move he madennBad, bad news, he was bad, bad newsnI knew Coulee, Coulee never lost his coolnnWell now he's gone but his memory lives onnIn the mind of every comic strip readernSome say weren't Jack, some say was camphornSome say he was just a bleedernOne fact, one fact remain, always be the samenNow on your way through lifenSometimes you just got to be a little badnI knew Jack and, my goodness, he was badnHe was bad, bad newsnYou just got to be a little bad because, if you ain'tnThe great gun fighter in the skynAin't got no one to savenAnd if you're just a little badnJust a little badnNobody forgets your namennBad, bad news, he was bad, bad newsnBad, oh my goodness, Jack was bad news