Jackie's just 17
And hard to please
She steps on the scene
Like a gypsy queen
And she's looking at everybody
With a secret smile
She got a black tattoo on her body
And it says

When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
Die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
Oh, oh

You don't know what she's seen
Or where she's been
But you catch her eye
And it makes you freeze
And she's looking at everybody
With a secret smile
Shee got a black tattoo on her body
And it says

When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
Die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
Oh, oh

The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go
The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go
The devil's dancing toe to toe
When the reaper comes, I'll be ready to go

When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go

When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go
When I die, yeah, you know I'll be ready to go