Went uptown to see my cousin Plays guitar, sounds like a chainsaw buzzin' In the crowd, I see his mom and dad I said: Hey, hey Uncle, man your son is bad But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad Across the street, a neon sign All you can eat for a dollar ninety nine Our soul stew is the baddest in the land But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad Back uptown to see marie Nobody home, I opened the door with my key I love you, Huey—was the note I read But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed But sometimes, sometimes bad is bad Cool is a rule, but, sometimes, bad is bad