My father was a judge, A solitary man,
He beat me to cry, With the back of his hand
I played with my sisters, He said I played to rough,
It seems to me son, I didn't beat you enough
They said i'm no good
They said son your no good
I went for my schooling, and I faced the wall,
"Tommy Burns" said the Teacher, can you hear me at all
I sweep out the hallways, and I sweep out the grounds,
And the boss he tells me, that I'm late on my rounds
They say i'm no good
They say i'm no good
I once had a songbird, with a broken wing,
I cried and cried, oh it never would sing
I once had a songbird, the apple of my eye,
I put it in the Killing Jar, Just to watch it die
I once had a sweetheart, caught her running around,
I hit her with a log chain, and I put her in the ground
I once had a sweetheart, Oh a pretty little thing,
I knelt in her cold grave, and I took back my ring
They say i'm no good x4