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 [Répéter)
Love of gold Has made him very cold [Répéter 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
(Background) 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
(Background) (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