Manhattan Transfer – THAT’S KILLER JOE

This here’s the story about Killer Joe

He’s a real bad cat, ‘forget I told you so

Silk on the corners of his fancy threads

double breasted pin stripe coat top press

fast talkin’ good looking flim flam jive

why he’s the kind o’ cat that’ll make a dead man cry

so look out for Killer Joe!

Killer Joe – Killer Joe

Killer Joe – love dough

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Love of gold

Has made him very cold (Repeat Top)

I hit the big town an’he turned me roun’

He dazzled me with some pretty jive

prettier jive than I’ve ever heard from

any man alive

He called me “Baby,” ‘n “Honey”

Messed wit m’head, tol’ me he’d show me

a whole mess o’money

An’ what did I get?

That’s somethin’ I ain’t figured out yet

Each woman I meet is like a bead

that’s strung on a string

an’ I wear ’em like I’m wearin’ a necklace

Women love me, n’think lots of me

Really! How can they be so reckless

I tell ’em in front, that I do love money

So – later on – then they won’t get funny

When I tighten up an’ the scene gets heavy

times when I laugh they’re over,

now they’re gonna’ feel a draf’

Tell y’truth, if y’mus know

Only thing can save y’is t’bring me lots o’dough

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Poor girl – Pity the hick

Poor girl – Man, is he slick

Poor girl – Pity the poor chick

Stars were peepin’ low

An’ man dud she have eyes for that Joe

‘N Joe was jivin’ with all of his lies

She felt he must o’meant it

Boy, the chick was in f’some surprise

Yep! ‘N Joe ain’ ’bout t’let ‘er slide

Git’er t’flyin’ high ‘n wide

Then goof her carpet ride

She was cute, he had class

Y’knew he had ‘er soon s’he made his pass

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(That’s Joe!)

Big cities are jungles an’ men’re like leopards

An’ women are lost lambs who’ve

strayed from kep’ herds

An’ them leopards – are real wolves

Actin’ jus’ like shepherds

Look out! Joe got his hook out

He’s lookin’ so han’some

Guaranteed trouble

Y’think you c’n stan’ some

He’ll furnish it double

So look out

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