[00:00.734]Did I ever tell you about that man who changed my life?
[00:04.681]The one I thought, oh my Lord, when I saw him walk in the back of that bar
[00:08.977]All tall and lean with them broad shoulders, sweeeet lips, I knew
[00:17.349]That I had died and gone to Chocolate Heaven
[00:30.390]He had a real deep voice, and white pearly teeth
[00:35.583]And his shoe was always shining
[00:39.307]Long slender fingers manicured perfectly
[00:43.193]The man wore 800-dollar Italian suits, straight from
[00:48.386]I dunno, what would they call it
[00:50.421]Milan or Rome or someplace like that?
[00:53.133]I knew it wasn't local
[00:55.212]I said, I got to get next to that
[00:59.594]I haven't seen him in a long time
[01:03.903]My man was so fine
[01:06.716]He could get any good girl into trouble
[01:12.109]You asked me me what his name was?
[01:16.260]Well. . . 'The Jackal'. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. .
[01:50.902]He was fat back cat cool
[01:54.081]Like a Friday afternoon martini
[01:56.093]Chillin' at a quarter after 5
[01:58.297]Twist of lime, Coke on the side
[02:00.940]The brother loved the high life
[02:03.327]Had a Ph.D. in street stride
[02:05.245]They called him 'The Jackal'
[02:10.677]He was big Mack daddy super black stylin'
[02:13.714]A diamonds in the back Cadillac
[02:16.024]Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels
[02:19.222]Cruise control, built for speed, chrome on evray-thang
[02:23.951]And the stereophonic speakers, though he really didn't need them
[02:28.294]When they called him. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. .
[03:03.323]Fly boy was in the buttermilk, hard
[03:07.946]Livin' fast, livin' large, 6 foot 4 and not an ounce of fat!
[03:13.724]When women asked, 'is you a frown Cat?'
[03:16.878]He said 'My dear, I'm more that that, I'm the frownest of the frown
[03:21.591]And in case you hadn't known, they call me 'The Jackal'
[03:29.182]Served an 18-year bid
[03:32.140]First Riker's Island
[03:34.057]Then they hid him in the state penitentiary
[03:36.839]Said the charge was Grand Larceny
[03:39.122]That was 1975, and today, if he's still alive
[03:43.114]He'd be living in the park
[03:47.239]Hm. The brother whose claim to fame was that they called him 'The Jackal'