I was born in a bass drum

Brought up by a guitar

My mama kept a house of hags

And my daddy dressed in drag



Chorus:



A hot nite in Dallas

Feel the southern wind

A hot nite in Dallas

And the sheets stickin' to my skin



Bodies laid in the gutter



Dark roll the moon

It shines through her gown

As the woman's taking me down



(Chorus)



Lay me in a pine box

In a dark desolate place

On a moonlit night

Nail a board above my face



(Chorus)