IntroVerse 1I've Always Lived By This Golden Rule:Whatever Happens, Do Not Blow Your CoolYou've Gotta Have Nerves Out Of SteelNever Let Folks Know How You Honestly FeelI've Lived My Whole Life This WayFor Example, Take Yesterday:I Breezed Home Happy, Bringing Her My PayHer Note Read: "So Long Elmer, I Have Run Away."I Threw Myself Down Across Our Empty BedN.c.This is what I said :ChorusOoowww, Oh Nooooo...N.c.But I Was Cool!Verse 2I Went For A Drink At A Roadside BarI Got So Stoned That I Smashed Up My CarThe Judge Threw The Book At MeAnd when I read the sentence there I said :ChorusOh No, Man, You Just Can't Do This To Me...N.c.But I Was Cool!SoloVerse 3I Said, She's The Only One That I Have To ThankSo I Found Her And I Took My Gun And Fired Point-BlankThe Bullet Whistled Right On Past That Old Woman's HeadN.c.Killed My Hound Dog DeadChorusOooooh, Oh No, I Done It Again...OutroAs they took me away I was overheard to say :Be Cool, Keep Cool, Stay Cool, Be Cool, Be...No Matter Whatever Happens To You Man, You Must Always Remember To Keep Your Mind At All Times And Always StayCool!
