Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you Wild rebel every time they'd see you In those black turtlenecks in mid July Wearing too much 'round your eyes
Wild rebel rose, I didn't know you Wild rebel rose, so I never told you How watch from the house across the street When those blue lights came around At least times a week
It's hard for anyone to understand Why at sixteen you just up and They didn't know you knew your daddy's love Like the back of his hand (*)
I heard the shots, saw you hit the door I snuck and grabbed that pistol off the floor Don't you worry they won't find it that's for sure
Wild rebel the kids used to you Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you In those black turtle necks in mid July Wearing too much makeup 'round your
Hmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose They didn't know, ooh, yeah, hmm