YOU RASCAL, YOU
(aka "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal, You")
(Sam Theard)

Louis Armstrong - 1931
Cab Calloway - 1931
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies (vocal: Ray McKinley) - 1931
Tampa Red & His Hokum Jug Band - 1931
Andy Kirk & Seven Little Clouds Of Joy - 1931
Coot Grant & Kid Wilson - 1931
Jimmy Noone - 1931
Henry Allen - 1931
Howard Joyner - 1931
Luis Russell Orch. - 1931
Washboard Rhythm Kings - 1931
The Mills Brothers - 1932
Roy Fox Orch. (vocal: Nat Gonella) - 1932
Milton Brown & The Musical Brownies - 1933
Woody Herman's Second Herd - 1949
Louis Jordan & Louis Armstrong - 1951
Arkansas Johnny Todd - 1953
Gene Mayl's Dixieland Rhythm Kings - 1954
Louis Prima - 1958
Jimmy McCracklin - 1959
Mance Lipscomb - 1964
John Fogerty - 1975
Sackville All Stars - 1988
Dr. John - 1992
Chris Daniels & The Kings - 1998
Nicholas Payton - 2000
Jerry Portnoy - 2002

Also recorded by: Fats Domino; Chris Barber; Ambrose; 
Lovin' Sam Theard; Ben Curry; "Champion" Jack Dupree;
Fletcher Henderson; Frankie "Hal" Jaxon; George Lewis; 
Fats Waller; Frank Hovington; Nashville Washboard Band; 
Jack Teagarden; Skinnerbox NYC; Don Neely; Taj Mahal; 
Garland Wilson; Clarence Williams; Django Reinhardt;
Willie Mabon; Eddie Condon; Acker Bilk.


 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 
When you dead in your grave, 
No more women will you crave. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
I trust you in my home, you rascal, you. 
I trust you in my home, you rascal, you. 
I trust you in my home, 
You wouldn't leave my wife alone. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you. 
I fed you since last fall, you rascal, you. 
I fed you since last fall, 
Then you got your ashes hauled. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 

You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you. 
You asked my wife to wash your clothes, you rascal, you. 
You asked my wife to wash your clothes 
And something else I suppose. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you. 
You know you done me wrong, you rascal, you. 
You know you done me wrong, 
You done stole my wife and gone. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you! 
You asked my wife for a meal, you rascal, you! 
You asked my wife for a meal, 
And something else you tried to steal. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
Please don't let me find you, rascal, you. 
Please don't let me find you, rascal, you! 
Please don't let me find you 
'Cause you'll leave this world behind you.
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!
 
Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you. 
Ain't no use to run, you rascal, you. 
Ain't no use to run, 
I done bought a Gatling gun, 
And you still having your fun, you rascal, you!
 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you! 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun, you rascal, you! 
I'm gonna kill you just for fun; 
The buzzards gonna have you when I'm done. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you! 

You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you! 
You done messed with my wife, you rascal, you! 
You done messed with my wife, 
And I'm gonna take your life. 
I'll be glad when you dead, you rascal, you!