Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: MarkHenjum@aol.com Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 18:05:23 -0400 Subject: Bad Bad Leroy Brown, by Jim Croce BAD BAD LEROY BROWN Words and music by Jim Croce Well the South side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there you better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown Now Leroy more than trouble You see he stand about six foot four All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover All the men just call him sir CHORUS: And he bad, bad Leroy Brown The baddest man in the whole damned town Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog Now Leroy, he a gambler And he like his fancy clothes And he like to wave his diamond rings In front of everybody's nose He got a custom Continental He got an Eldorado too He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun He got a razor in his shoe (CHORUS) Now Friday 'bout a week ago Leroy shootin' dice And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name Doris And oo, that girl looked nice Well he cast his eyes upon her And the trouble soon began Leroy Brown learned a lesson 'bout messin' With the wife of a jealous man (CHORUS) Well the two men took to fighting And when they pulled them from the floor Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle With a couple of pieces gone. (CHORUS) From: macon@gallifry.Berkeley.EDU (Glen Macon) Date: 4 Aug 92 13:26:01 GMT 112 Title: BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN (Jim Croce) G Well, the south side of Chicago A7 Is the baddest part of town. B7 And if you go down there C D7 G You better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown. Now, Leroy more than trouble, A7 You see he stand about 'bout six foot four. B7 C All the downtown ladies call him "treetop lover." D7 G All the men just call him "sir." Chorus: G And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown, A7 The baddest man in the whole damn town. B7 C Badder than old King Kong D C And meaner than a junkyard dog. Now, Leroy, he a gambler, and he likes his fancy clothes. And he likes to wave diamond rings in front of everybody's nose. He got a custom Continental. He got an Eldorado too. He got a thirty-two gun in his pocket for fun. He got a razor in his shoe. (Chorus) Well, Friday 'bout a week ago, Leroy's shootin' dice. And at the edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris and oh, that girl look nice Well, he cast his eyes upon her and the trouble soon began. And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man (Chorus) G Well, the two men took to fightin' A7 And when they pulled them from the floor, B7 C D7 G Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone. Out Chorus: B7 C Yes, you were badder than old King Kong D C G And meaner than a junkyard dog. \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_\_\_ \_ \_ Glen Macon \_ \_\_ \_\_ any-net: macon@cbmvax.commodore.com \_ \_ \_\_ \_ Standard disclaimer... \_ \_\_\_ \_ \_ \_ Commodore doesn't endorse what I say, I do \_ \_ \_ \_ Who wants to know... \_ \_ \_ \_ \_\_\_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. www.TAB6.com