[Intro]
When the church bells sound my plight
I'll look like a ghost in white
But tonight I'm still a live one
It's the kid's last fight

[Verse]
There's a marital knot, and at noon I'll tie it
All of my friends say I ought to try it
If I must go, then I won't go quiet
This is my night to howl!
I knew all of the boys who were well worth knowing
Sowed all my oats and I'm good at sowing
This is the time when the hen starts crowing
This is my night to howl!
"The prisoner ate a hearty meal"
I know what that means all right
I'm tramping along that last long mile
With a hell of an appetite
While I still am alive I am going to mingle
Till I throw in the towel
I may be dead when the church bells jingle
This is my night
This is my night to howl!