[Verse 1] My wife and her mama With her brother on the side Went digging through old boxes Of a long gone family life They found a basket casket Hidden under folded lace Cracked it open slow With that look on every face [Pre-Chorus] Inside were faded photos A coat, a bag, a knife And letters tied in ribbon Like they had a secret life [Chorus] That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me Right there, plain to see That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me All the best, Jack the Ripper [Verse 2] The photos showed a stranger Black hat, hard eyes, low No one ever knew him Till that paper started to show English shipper on the envelope Old ink, sharp and clean Then the room went cold as winter When the signature was seen [Pre-Chorus] They read it once in silence Then again, just to believe But every line kept smiling Like a blade inside a sleeve [Chorus] That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me Right there, plain to see That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me All the best, Jack the Ripper [Bridge] Oh what a grand old time Blew my mind in half I knew that bloodline Would come for me at last Now I’m laughing at the nightmare But I’m not fooled, you see That wicked family Was the death of me [Final Chorus] That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me Right there, plain to see That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me All the best, Jack the Ripper That wicked family Was the death of me Was the death of me Yeah, the death of me
