Bad Bad Leroy Brown - J Croce (1942-1973 sad sad sad)

Intro:
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VERSE 1:
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Well, the south side of Chicago
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Is the baddest part of town.
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And if you go down there    You better
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just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown.

VERSE 2
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Now, Leroy more than trouble,
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You see he stand about 'bout six foot four.
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All the downtown ladies call him treetop lover
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All the men just call him "sir."

Chorus:
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And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
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Badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Verse 3:
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Now, Leroy, he a gambler,
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and he like his fancy clothes.
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And he like to wave diamond rings
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in front of everybody's nose

VERSE 4
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He got a custom Continental.
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He got an Eldorado too.
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He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun.
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He got a razor in his shoe.

Chorus:
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And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
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Badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Verse 5:
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Well, Friday 'bout a week ago,
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Leroy's shootin' dice.     And at the
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edge of the bar sat a girl name of Doris
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and oh, that girl look nice

VERSE 6
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Well, he cast his eyes upon her
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and the trouble soon began   and
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Leroy Brown he learned a lesson bout messin
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with the wife of a jealous man

Chorus:
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And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
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Badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Verse 7:
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Well, the two men took to fightin'
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And when they pulled them from the floor,
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Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle 
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with a couple of pieces gone.

Chorus:
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And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
B7                      C7
Badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Out-tro/Chorus:
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And he's bad, bad, Leroy Brown,
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The baddest man in the whole damn town.
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Badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.
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Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
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And meaner than a junkyard dog.