I wanna tell you a story, it happened long ago About a redneck boy, down from TupeloI got the slick black hair, I played a rock guitar I liked to shake my hips, man, then I went too far He ate his weight in country ham Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland Disgraceland, disgraceland, disgraceland I had a lot of girls, yeah I had a lot of guns When they found me dead, the whole world was stunned Went to the Pearly Gates, said, "I'm the hippest thing" And Peter said "Well son, we already got ourselves a king" He lived on southern deep-fried spam Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland Disgraceland, disgraceland, disgraceland He finished his short life Sweaty and bloated and stoned He ruled his domain and he died on the throne No yes men, no colonel, he went all alone{ Hey, man, that looks like me Down there on the floor} I heard the devil cry, real loud and clear You were the big man, there, you're just a sideman here Well, I know your face and I've heard your name Looks like Heaven's loss, is gonna be my gain(I've got plans for you, boy) He ate his weight in country ham Killed on pills and woke in disgraceland Disgraceland, disgraceland, disgraceland Disgraceland, disgraceland, disgraceland, disgraceland Well, I woke up, right here In disgraceland, disgraceland Thank ya, thank ya very much