Baby, if you want to wail
Well, you can raise you whale boat and sail for free
You can't go to jail for a fairytale
So don't depend on bail from me

I'm talking confidentially
Just about as straight as I can be
So listen to these words carefully
I'm talkin' confidentially
A-talkin’ 'bout your rock and roll
Instead of existentially
If that's the only thing you know
Better pay some dues to Stagger Lee

I'm talking confidentially
Just about as straight as I can be
So listen to these words carefully
I'm talkin' confidentially
A-talkin’ 'bout your rock and roll
Instead of existentially
If that's the only thing you know
Better pay some dues to Stagger Lee

Say it now we can split a brick
Somehow we can do the trick
Right now, if you come on down here quick
You just might be a-wakin’
If that’s the road you’re takin’

Now what’s this song supposed to say
As we all run and jump and slide
Livin’ in this world from day to day
All respect the man who must provide

I'm talking confidentially
Just about as straight as I can be
So listen to these words carefully
I'm talkin' confidentially
A-talkin’ 'bout your rock and roll
Instead of existentially
If that's the only thing you know
Better pay some dues to Stagger Lee