Manhattan Transfer - That's Killer Joe Lyrics
This heres the story about killer joeHes a real bad cat, forget I told you soSilk on the corners of his fancy threadsDouble breasted pin stripe coat top pressFast talkin good looking flim flam jiveWhy hes the kind o cat thatll make a dead man crySo look out for killer joe!Killer joe - killer joeKiller joe - love dough(repeat)Love of goldHas made him very cold (repeat top)I hit the big town anhe turned me rounHe dazzled me with some pretty jivePrettier jive than Ive ever heard fromAny man aliveHe called me baby, n honeyMessed wit mhead, tol me hed show meA whole mess omoneyAn what did I get?Thats somethin I aint figured out yetEach woman I meet is like a beadThats strung on a stringAn I wear em like Im wearin a necklaceWomen love me, nthink lots of meReally! how can they be so recklessI tell em in front, that I do love moneySo - later on - then they wont get funnyWhen I tighten up an the scene gets heavyTimes when I laugh theyre over,Now theyre gonna feel a drafTell ytruth, if ymus knowOnly thing can save yis tbring me lots odough(background)Poor girl - pity the hickPoor girl - man, is he slickPoor girl - pity the poor chickStars were peepin lowAn man dud she have eyes for that joen joe was jivin with all of his liesShe felt he must omeant itBoy, the chick was in fsome surpriseYep! n joe ain bout tlet er slideGiter tflyin high n wideThen goof her carpet rideShe was cute, he had classYknew he had er soon she made his pass(background)(thats joe!)Big cities are jungles an menre like leopardsAn women are lost lambs whoveStrayed from kep herdsAn them leopards - are real wolvesActin jus like shepherdsLook out! joe got his hook outHes lookin so hansomeGuaranteed troubleYthink you cn stan someHell furnish it doubleSo look out(repeat top)
