[Verse 1]

Oh, that lawman came knockin', he was at my front door

I said, "Lawman, what you knockin' on my front door for?"

He said, "You been bad, I'm here to take you away

You best start askin' mercy from the gods which you pray"

So he tried to put shackles around my wrists

But shackles 'round these wrists just don't ever fit

So seven times tried, and seven times failed

Oh, just something 'bout this boy just cannot be jailed

[Pre-Chorus]

So as he turned to walk away

These the last words he heard me say

[Chorus]

You can't chain me, you can't contain me

And you can't t-t-t-t-tame me, oh

I got something up my sleeve

I got something that you won't believe

So don't you come knockin' on my door

[Verse 2]

And that preacher man came knockin' at my front door

I said, "Preacher, what you knockin' on my front door for?"

He said, "You been bad, you live a life of sin

High time you start a-worryin' about the end"

Well, Jesus can keep his wine, I'll drink that whiskey

A-walkin' on this water ain't got nothing to do with me

See, sin's my business, and mischief's my game

Ain't nothing you can say is gonna change my name

[Pre-Chorus]

So as he turned to walk away

These the last words he heard me say

[Chorus]

You can't rule me, and you can't school me

And you can't f-f-f-f-f-f-f-fool me

I got something up my sleeve

I got something that you won't believe

So don't you come knockin on my door

I said, don't you come knockin' on my door

[Bridge]

Well, you can knock knock knock all day long

But I'm just gonna sit here, well, and sing my song (you know I will)

Well, you can knock knock knock 'til that door is on the floor

Until that door is on the floor

[Verse 3]

And that taxman came knockin' at my front door

I said, "Taxman, what you knockin' on my front door for?"

He said, "You been bad, you ain't paid your dues

I'm here to make sure that it is you who lose"

But that cash is just paper, and that gold's just a rock

I'm gettin' real tired of this money talk

So, you can tax me to your heart's desire

But I'll be throwing them taxes on into the fire

[Pre-Chorus]

As he turned to walk away

These the last words he heard me say

[Chorus]

You can't tell me, and you can't sell me

Hell, you can't even j-j-j-j-j-jail me

I got something up my sleeve

I got something that you won't believe

So don't you come knockin' on my door

I said, don't you come knockin' on my door

(One more time)

I said, don't you come knockin' on my door