There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja   He's an old ex-con that's been away   Now he's back, no one's safe, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja      ?If you wanna squeal?, said the F.B.I.   ?We can make a deal, make it worth your while?   So he told them all and in return   He got a credit card and a Thunderbird      And the maximum security   Even after plastic surgery   ?So, go on and squeal?, said the F.B.I.   ?We can make a deal, make it worth your while?      There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja   He's an old ex-con that's been away   Now he's back, no one's safe, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja      After all the talk, then they wired him   And he took a walk with his crooked friends   And they joked about the good old days   And he recorded it on a reel of tape      He caught the mug who did the forgery   And the babe in charge of larceny   So the F.B.I., they rewarded him   'Cause they like a guy who will stab a friend      There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja   He's an old ex-con that's been away   Now he's back, no one's safe, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja      There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja   He's an old ex-con that's been away   Now he's back, no one's safe, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja      ?If you wanna squeal?, said the F.B.I.   ?We can make a deal, make it worth your while?   So he told them all and in return   He got a credit card and a Thunderbird      He got a spankin' new identity   And a condo' down in Miami   He bought a plane, a boat and jewelery   But he couldn't buy any company      There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside-down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja   He's an old ex-con that's been away   Now he's back, no one's safe, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja      There's a gentleman that's going 'round   Turnin' the joint upside-down, Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja