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(t. drummond/r. cooder) |
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(c#7) |
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Well, did you hear the good news ? |
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There's gonna be some bad blues |
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Somebody said they're playing all night long |
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So go and fill your brown bag and put on all your clean rags |
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Let's go downtown and see what's going on |
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You take me down the vine street |
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Stop when you hear the back beat |
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And i'll sneak past the bounccer at the door |
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Now i know that he ain't looking |
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Not when the band is cooking |
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Because he's watching the ladies dancing on the floor |
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Going down in hollywood |
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You better hope that you don't run out of gas |
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Down in hollywood |
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He'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass |
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Down in hollywood |
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They're standing on a corner waiting for a sucker like you |
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Down in hollywood |
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Now, if you want to stay healthy just keep a-moving right on through |
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Be careful, don't look back, keep moving, keep moving |
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Well, the scotch has started flowing |
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And some girls she is showing everything she's got |
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Folks, it's a sight! |
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Some men will give a week's pay if she would just dance down their way and say |
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"baby, i'm gonna take you home with me tonight" |
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Outside the streets is shaking and i hear the windows breaking |
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Some poor fool's gonna land in jail tonight |
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Well, all those hookers trying to pull your coat and the pimps reach out to cut your throat |
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Ain't no way out of here without a fight |
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(what's that fool saying ?) |
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Going down in hollywood |
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You better hope that you don't run out of gas |
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Down in hollywood |
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He'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass |
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Down in hollywood |
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They're standing on a corner waiting for a sucker like you |
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Down in hollywood |
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Now, if you want to stay healthy just keep a-moving right on through |
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Be careful, don't look back, keep moving, keep moving |
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Voice of gay male: "hi. you know that you're going to get arrested the way that those pants fir around your thighs. oh, come back honey! don't leave now." |
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Voice of pimp: "hey, bud. come here, let me talk to you for a second. give me that" |
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[sounds of fists, a robbery] |
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"cops coming" |
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Voice of policeman (ry): "869 victor." [radio code] "jesus, this guy's a mess" |
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Voice of other cop: "well, he's just drunk. come on, pick him up, put him in the car and take him downtown" |
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Well, his mama told him not to go |
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Little sister told him too |
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But the poor boy just didn't listen |
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Like he should have, that's too bad |
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He hitchhiked all the way from burbank |
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Now, he's gonna end up in drunk tank |
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Some old man say, "yeah, well, that's just the way it goes down in hollywood" |
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Going down in hollywood |
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You better hope that you don't run out of gas |
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Down in hollywood |
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He'll drag you right out of your car and kick your ass |
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Down in hollywood |
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They're standing on a corner waiting for a sucker like you |
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Down in hollywood |
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Now, if you want to stay healthy just keep a-moving right on through |
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For truth! man, i'm telling you |
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Well, they'll do anything down in that low-down hollywood |
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He'll be in a world of trouble now |
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Lord, have mercy |
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Can i get a witness |
