Mr. Bad Example (song)

"Mr. Bad Example"
Single by Warren Zevon
from the album Mr. Bad Example
Released	1991
Genre	Rock
Length	3:21
Label	Giant

"Mr. Bad Example" is a song composed by Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderón. It was used as the title track for the album, Mr. Bad Example. It tells the story of a nameless con-man and thief, sung to a polka. During the events of the song, he successfully steals from a church, his father's carpet store, and even a 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 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.