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Not Faking It by Nazareth Lyrics

Genre: rock | Year: 1973

[Verse 1]
Slim Jim was a stool pigeon
On the payroll of the FBI
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
With a license from the man in the sky
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Verse 2]
Keyhole Pete was a bird watcher
Had a telephoto lens in each eye
Jack the Ripper was a cool stalker
But his birds no longer fly
James Joyce was a mudslinger
And Jesus Christ was a forgiver
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Chorus]
I'm not fakin' it
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
I'm not fakin' it
I'm not fakin' it
[Verse 3]
Tricky Dicky was a fast talker
But his promises were always a lie
Nostradamus was a doom watcher
Predicted when we're gonna die
Cleopatra was a love giver
Jesse James was a born killer
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Chorus]
I'm not fakin' it
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
I'm not fakin' it
I'm not fakin' it

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
Slim Jim was a stool pigeon
On the payroll of the FBI
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
With a license from the man in the sky
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer
[Chorus]
I'm not fakin' it
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
I'm not fakin' it
I'm not fakin' it

[Outro]
Fakin' it
Not fakin' it
[Repeat to fade]