[00:00.595]Did I ever tell you about that man who changed my life?
[00:04.364]The one I thought, oh my Lord, when I saw him walk in the back of that bar
[00:08.807]All tall and lean with them broad shoulders, sweeeet lips, I knew
[00:17.488]That I had died and gone to Chocolate Heaven
[00:30.273]He had a real deep voice, and white pearly teeth
[00:35.612]And his shoe was always shining
[00:39.779]Long slender fingers manicured perfectly
[00:43.200]The man wore 800-dollar Italian suits, straight from
[00:47.888]I dunno, what would they call it
[00:49.912]Milan or Rome or someplace like that?
[00:53.348]I knew it wasn't local
[00:55.501]I said, I got to get next to that
[00:59.489]I haven't seen him in a long time
[01:02.926]My man was so fine
[01:06.795]He could get any good girl into trouble
[01:10.383]You asked me me what his name was?
[01:15.119]Well. . . 'The Jackal'. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. .
[01:51.260]He was fat back cat cool
[01:53.887]Like a Friday afternoon martini
[01:55.900]Chillin' at a quarter after 5
[01:58.371]Twist of lime, Coke on the side
[02:00.595]The brother loved the high life
[02:03.573]Had a Ph.D. in street stride
[02:05.783]They called him 'The Jackal'
[02:10.676]He was big Mack daddy super black stylin'
[02:13.904]A diamonds in the back Cadillac
[02:15.999]Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels
[02:18.778]Cruise control, built for speed, chrome on evray-thang
[02:23.416]And the stereophonic speakers, though he really didn't need them
[02:28.486]When they called him. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. .
[03:01.891]Fly boy was in the buttermilk, hard
[03:07.900]Livin' fast, livin' large, 6 foot 4 and not an ounce of fat!
[03:12.923]When women asked, 'is you a frown Cat?'
[03:16.568]He said 'My dear, I'm more that that, I'm the frownest of the frown
[03:21.552]And in case you hadn't known, they call me 'The Jackal'
[03:28.863]Served an 18-year bid
[03:32.274]First Riker's Island
[03:34.242]Then they hid him in the state penitentiary
[03:37.124]Said the charge was Grand Larceny
[03:39.156]That was 1975, and today, if he's still alive
[03:44.291]He'd be living in the park
[03:47.230]Hm. The brother whose claim to fame was that they called him 'The Jackal'