Lyrics
Now here's one of those sad stories
We hear from time to time
So common it's nearly boring
But at the same time sublime
Why did it have to happen to Jimmy?
Why did it have to happen to him?
Why did it have to happen to him?
Jimmy just wanted to try drugs
Now he has AIDS for his pains
Broke into a house, got caught by the cops
Sent out to prison and raped in jail
Now it's too late
Nothing left to do
Now it's gone
It's all done
It's goodbye
Now he gets treatment
From you and me
Life is cruel
It is strange
The tricks it plays
On us
As we go on, on our ways
As we go on, on our ways
Jim, Jim, Jimmy too bad
Jimmy too bad
Jimmy too bad
Jim, Jimmy too bad
Jimmy too bad
Some are lucky
Some blessed
Some anointed
Some caressed
But some, many ? let us
Live alone, some like dogs
Without a house to call home
That's what'll happen to Jimmy
That's what'll become of him
When he gets out of the pen
Unless he goes before then
Jimmy too bad
Goes before then
Jimmy, Jimmy too bad
Jim, Jim
Jim, Jim, Jimmy too bad
Chronology
Interpretations
- The title is likely a play on the phrase "Goody Two-Shoes"
Song themes
