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
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

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
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
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

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