Not Faking It

(copyright 1973 mountain music, ltd., carlin music corp. All rights reserved. Yellow dog music in canada and u.s.) Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon On the payroll of the FBI Reverend Fred sold instant religion With a license from the man in the sky Billy the Kid was a gunslinger Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer. Keyhole Pete was a keen watcher Had a telephoto lens in each eye Jack the Ripper was a cool stalker But his birds no longer fly James Joyce was a mudslinger And Jesus Christ was a forgiver Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer. I'm not fakin' it Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it I'm not fakin' it I'm not fakin' it. Tricky Dicky was a fast talker But his promises were always a lie Nostradamus was a doomwatcher Predicted when we're gonna die Cleopatra was a love giver Jesse James was a born killer Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer.