Thats Killer Joe — текст песни (Manhattan Transfer)

This heres the story about killer joe

Hes 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 hes the kind o cat thatll 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 anhe turned me roun

He dazzled me with some pretty jive

Prettier jive than Ive ever heard from

Any man alive

He called me "baby," n "honey"

Messed wit mhead, tol me hed show me

A whole mess omoney

An what did I get?

Thats somethin I aint figured out yet



Each woman I meet is like a bead

Thats strung on a string

An I wear em like Im wearin a necklace

Women love me, nthink 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 wont get funny

When I tighten up an the scene gets heavy

Times when I laugh theyre over,

Now theyre gonna feel a draf

Tell ytruth, if ymus know

Only thing can save yis tbring me lots odough



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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 omeant it

Boy, the chick was in fsome surprise

Yep! n joe ain bout tlet er slide

Giter tflyin high n wide

Then goof her carpet ride

She was cute, he had class

Yknew he had er soon she made his pass



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(thats joe!)



Big cities are jungles an menre like leopards

An women are lost lambs whove

Strayed from kep herds

An them leopards - are real wolves

Actin jus like shepherds



Look out! joe got his hook out

Hes lookin so hansome

Guaranteed trouble

Ythink you cn stan some

Hell furnish it double

So look out



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