Well, the first time that I saw her She somehow knew my name And I knew that she was trouble But she had me just the same And it was bad, bad, bad, bad It was bad, bad, bad, bad Well my mama, bless my mama She saw the devil in her eyes And she said,? Son, my only son You better run for your life? 'Cause she? s bad, bad, bad, bad Forbidden fruit it tastes so sweet I had so much it made me weak And all the good times that we had Were just bad, bad, bad, bad Now the trouble, Lord the trouble That that girl she got me in And I? m prayin', Lord I? m prayin? That I never see her again 'Cause she? s bad, bad, bad, bad Forbidden fruit it tastes so sweet I had so much it made me weak And all the good times that we had Were just bad, bad, bad, bad Take me higher