Difference between revisions of "Mr. Bad Example (song)"

'''"Mr. Bad Example"''' is a song composed by [[Warren Zevon]] and [[Jorge Calderón]], and was the title track for the ''[[Mr. Bad Example|album of the same name.]]''.

The song tells the story of a nameless [[wikipedia:con-man|con-man]] and [[wikipedia:thief|thief]], sung to a [[wikipedia:polka|polka]]. During the events of the song, he successfully steals from a church, his father's carpet store, and even a [[wikipedia:prostitute|prostitute]] he hired. He also has a brief stint as a lawyer, works in hair replacement, and successfully tricks aboriginals he had hired to mine for [[wikipedia:opal|opal]]. The song ends with the man retiring from his dirty deals, and asking that when you meet him in the next life you wake him up for meals.