Well, Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
They were the best of friends
So when Frankie Lee needed money one day
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
And placed them on a footstool
Just above the plotted plain
Sayin`, `Take your pick, Frankie Boy
My loss will be your gain`
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down
And put his fingers to his chin
But with the cold eyes of Judas on him
His head began to spin
`Would ya please not stare at me like that,` he said
`It`s just my foolish pride
But sometimes a man must be alone
And this is no place to hide`
Well, Judas, he just winked and said
`All right, I`ll leave you here
But you`d better hurry up and choose
Which of those bills you want
Before they all disappear`
`I`m gonna start my pickin` right now
Just tell me where you`ll be`
Judas pointed down the road
And said, `Eternity`
`Eternity?` said Frankie Lee
With a voice as cold as ice
`That`s right,` said Judas Priest, `Eternity
Though you might call it `Paradise``
`I don`t call it anything`
Said Frankie Lee with a smile
`All right,` said Judas Priest
`I`ll see you after a while`
Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down
Feelin` low and mean
When just then a passing stranger
Burst upon the scene
Saying, `Are you Frankie Lee, the gambler
Whose father is deceased?
Well, if you are
There`s a fellow callin` you down the road
And they say his name is Priest`
`Oh, yes, he is my friend`
Said Frankie Lee in fright
`I do recall him very well
In fact, he just left my sight`
`Yes, that`s the one,` said the stranger
As quiet as a mouse
`Well, m