Judas Priest The Ripper lyrics

You're in for surprise, you're in for a shock
London town streets when there's darkness and fog
When you least expect me
And you turn your back, I'll attack

I smile when I'm sneaking
Through shadows by the wall
I laugh when I'm creeping
But you won't see me at all

All hear my warning, never turn your back
On the ripper

You'll soon shake with fear, never knowing if I'm near

I'm sly and I'm shameless, nocturnal and nameless
Except for the ripper
Or if you like jack the knife

Any back alley street is where we'll probably meet
Underneath a gas lamp where the air's cold and damp
I'm a nasty surprise, I'm a Devil in disguise
I'm a footstep at night, I'm a scream of the fright

All hear my warning, never turn your back
On the ripper, the ripper, the ripper, oh