Let me tell ya a story that's a little bit gory About a woman and her cheating man She believed in the Glory of Love And the cheating she just would not stand He came home one night to a terrible fight Because he smelled of anothers perfume Darling he said you know that I love you More than a born again Jew Theres a bullet in the mattress You can hear it go ring a ding ding ding Theres a bullet in the mattress This time I wanna hear ya sing La di da da da lot da da da Da da lot da da da da da La di da da da lot da da da Da da lot da da da di da La di da da la lot dot da da Da da lot do da da di da La di da do la lot dot da da Lot da da da di da He had a key for the house down by the River he made for her He liked to be treated just like a king And his wife to be treated like a whore She wanted sleep and he wanted love And for that she wanted him dead She rolled him over and when it was over Shot him in the back of the head Theres a bullet in the mattress You can hear it go ring a ding ding ding Theres a bullet in the mattress This time I wanna hear ya sing La di da da da lot da da da Da da lot da da da da da La di da da da lot da da da Da da lot da da da di da La di da da la lot dot da da Da da lot do da da di da La di da do la lot dot da da Lot da da da di da Theres a bullet in the mattress I seen it there myself Theres a bullet in the mattress I seen it there myself Theres a bullet in the mattress I seen it there myself Theres a bullet in the mattress I seen it there myself Theres a bullet in the mattress I seen it there myself