I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you When you're dead in your grave No more women will you crave I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you I trust you in my home, you rascal, you I trust you in my home, you rascal, you I trust you in my home You wouldn't leave my wife alone I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you I fed you since last fall Then you got your ashes hauled I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you You asked my wife to wash your clothes And something else I suppose I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you You know you done me wrong You done stole my wife and gone I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you You asked my wife for a meal And something else you tried to steal I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you Please, don't let me find you, rascal, you Please, don't let me find you, rascal, you Please, don't let me find you 'Cause you'll leave this world behind you I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you Ain't no use to run I done bought a Gatling gun And you still having your fun, you rascal, you I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you I'm gonna kill you just for fun The buzzards gonna have you when I'm done I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you You done messed with my wife And I'm gonna take your life I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you