Saturday night he was downtown Working for the F.B.I. Sittin’ in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high
Bootleggin’ boozer on the west side Full of people who were doing wrong Just about to call up a D.A. man When he heard a woman singin’ a song
A pair of fortyfives made him open his eyes His temperature started to rise I was a long cool woman in a black dress With a five nine beautiful tall With just one look he was a bad mess Cos that long cool woman had it all
He saw me heading to the table Well a tall walkin’ big black cat When Charley said: “I hope that you’re able boy Cause I’m telling you she knows where it’s at.” Well suddenly we heard a siren And everybody started to run Jumping out of doors and tables Well I heard somebody shooting a gun
Well the D.A. was pumping his left hand And I was (a) holding his right Well he told me: “Don’t get scared Cos your’re gonna be spared. - Well I’m gonna be forgiven If I wanna spend my living With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a five nine beautiful tall With just one look he was a bad mess Cos that long cool woman had it all.