The phone don't ring And the sun refused to shine Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly For what was already mine For such a long, long time We made mad love Shadow love Random love And abandoned love Accidentally like a martyr The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
The days slide by Should have done, should have done, we all sigh Never thought I'd ever be so lonely After such a long, long time Time out of mind We made mad love Shadow love Random love And abandoned love Accidentally like a martyr The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon
>From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini A lightweight contender, like father like son He fought for the title with Frias in Vegas And he put him away in round number one
Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon
When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating Seven weeks later he was back in the ring Some have the speed and the right combinations If you can't take the punches, it don't mean a thing
Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon
When they asked him who was responsible For the death of Du Koo Kim He said, "Some one should have stopped the fight And told me it was him." They made hypocrite judgements after the fact But the name of the game is be hit and hit back
Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon Hurry home early hurry on home Boom Boom Mancini's fighting Bobby Chacon
My baby's sweeter Lord, she's sweeter than apple butter My baby's sweeter You know, she's sweeter than apple butter She's lonely tonight I just brought her over from Calcutta
She tells him she thinks she needs to be free He tells her he doesn't understand She takes his hand She tells him nothing's working out the way they planned
She's so many women He can't find the one who was his friend So he's hanging on to half her heart He can't have the restless part So he tells her to hasten down the wind
Then he agrees he thinks she needs to be free Then she says she'd rather be with him But it's just a whim By which she hopes to keep him on the limb
She's so many women He can't find the one who was his friend So he's hanging on to half her heart He can't have the restless part So he tells her to hasten down the wind
If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me . . yeah If you's a hitchhikin' woman You can thumb a ride with me, yes, yes, yeah I just had my crankcase greased, mama My natural motor won't give out on me Hey, come on baby I'm gonna ride you slow and easy Any way to make it last . . . yeah I'm gonna ride you slow and easy Any way to make it last . . . yeah Oh, when the riding gets good, mama I'll have to shake my head, yes, yes Play the blues, boys . . .
Now, your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire." Hey, now (hey now) Hey now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey (yeah) Chakko mo fino, ah-nah-ney Chakko mo fi-nah-ney Now, your flag boy and my flag boy Was sittin' by the fire My flag boy told your flag boy "I'm gonna set your flag on fire." Hey, now (hey now) Hey now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey (yeah) Chakko mo fino, ah-nah-ney Chakko mo fi-nah-ney (Hey, hey now) Now, look at my king, All dressed in red Iko-Iko an-dey I betcha' five dollars, He'll kill ya dead Chakko mo fi-nah-ney Hey, now (hey now) Hey now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey (hey) Chakko mo fino, ah-nah-ney Chakko mo fi-nah-ney IKO! (descending into general hilarity)
Dry your eyes, my little friend Let me take you by the hand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band
They'll be rocking in the projects Walking down along the strand Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band When Johnny strikes up the... When Johnny strikes up the... When Johnny strikes up the band
And Johnny is my main man He's the keeper of the keys He'll put your mind at ease He's guaranteed to please Back by popular demand
Look around, my little friend Jubilation in the land Freddie get ready Rock steady When Johnny strikes up the band When Johnny strikes up the... When Johnny strikes up the... When Johnny strikes up the band
Well, I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too
I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this
I'm the innocent bystander Somehow I got stuck Between the rock and the hard place And I'm down on my luck And I'm down on my luck And I'm down on my luck
Now I'm hiding in Honduras I'm a desperate man Send lawyers, guns and money The shit has hit the fan
Well, I went home with the waitress The way I always do How was I to know She was with the Russians, too
I was gambling in Havana I took a little risk Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of this
I'm the innocent bystander Somehow I got stuck Between the rock and the hard place And I'm down on my luck And I'm down on my luck And I'm down on my luck
Now I'm hiding in Honduras I'm a desperate man Send lawyers, guns and money The shit has hit the fan