[Spoken Intro]
Boy you know one thing, I'll sure be glad when you're dead
You ain't no good at all
You're snoopin' 'round my house
And laughin' and grinnin' at my face
And then tryna bite me in the back of my...
You old dog, you

[Verse 1]
Now I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
Boy, I brought you into my home
You wouldn't leave my wife alone
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you

[Verse 2]
Boy, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I'll be tickled to death when you leave this earth, you dog
Now I took you for my friend
The way you bit me in the back was a sin
You ain't no good, you rascal you

[Verse 3]
Oh, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I will be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
When you're layin' six feet deep
No more fried chicken will you eat
Oh you dog, you rascal you
[Trombone solo: Preston Jackson]
Yes sir
You ain't no good, you dog
You just ain't no good

[Verse 4]
As I said before, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I'll be standin' on the corner high
When they bring your body by
Oh you dog, you rascal ha ha ha

[Verse 5]
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you
Boy, what is it you got
That makes my wife think you hot?
Oh you dog, oh you dog

[Clarinet solo]
Boy, what makes you so no good?
You come to my house and eat up all my [?]
You know what I mean, that's something to eat ha ha ha

[Trumpet solo: Louis Armstrong]