Songwriters: Allen Collins;Ronnie Van Zant;Gary Rossington i screwed this up one time but lets try it one more time Well he walks so tall to be so small I Never met a man who’s stranger Lives his life for a dollar sign And to deal with him is dang’rous He knocked me down but I’m on my feet Now I’m so   much wiser I’d rather quit and go back home Than to deal with the money miser chorus: Let’s cry for this bad man   ahhh oooh     I sing a song for the bad man           Well you treat me right baby I’ll treat you right That’s the way its supposed to be I put my faith down in my friend And he almost put an end to me Well I work seven days a week Eight when I am able When you take money from me you take food from my mama’s table chorus: Let’s cry for this bad man   ahhh oooh     I sing a song for the bad man           Oh baby you know who you are (solo)            chorus: Let’s cry for this bad man I wrote a song for the bad man     way down in Georgia Well you treat me right baby I’ll treat you right That’s the way its supposed to be I put my faith down in my friend And he almost put an end to me Well when you take my money baby when you hurt my family I go walkin’ through the swamps without no shoes Step on a snake it scares you  chorus: Let’s cry for this bad man I wrote a song for the bad man I wrote a song for the bad man Oh baby straight to you He’s so bad so bad