Now the south side of Chicago

"Bad, bad Leroy Brown"

Now the south side of Chicago
It's the baddest part of town
And if you go down there,
You better beware
Of a man named Leroy Brown

Now Leroy he's trouble
And he stands about six feet four
All the downtown ladies
Call him: "treetop lover"
The studs they call him: "Sir"

He's bad, bad Leroy Brown
Meanest man in the whole damn town
Badder that old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Leroy he's a gambler
And he likes his fancy clothes
He likes to wave his great
Big shinny diamond ring
In front of everybody's nose

He's got a custom Continental
He's got an Eldorado too
He's got a 22 gun
In his pocket for fun
He's got a razor in his shoe

He's bad, bad Leroy Brown
Meanest man in the whole damn town
Badder that old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Friday - 'bout a week ago
Leroy shootin' dice
And at the end of the bar,
Sat a lady named Dorris
Man she sure looked nice

And he layed his eyes upon her
That's when the big scene began
And Leroy Brown he learned
A lesson 'bout messin'
With the wife of a jealous man

He's bad, bad Leroy Brown
Meanest man in the whole damn town
Badder that old King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog

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