Jackie was one of the crowd
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Who hung out at the Cross Keys Hotel
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She was a real bright kid,
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Thought I knew her pretty well
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Beach parties at night
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We ran down town in the day
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Till a boy in black leather
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Came and took Jackie away
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We were all in The Keys one night
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Sitting, laughing and joking
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Billy'd got himself a new job
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Ros had given up smoking
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I was crazy for Jackie
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I was almost ready to say
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When a boy in black leather
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Came and took Jackie away
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He was standing at the bar
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When I went up for a drink
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Then he and she just started talking
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I didn't know what to think
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Billy pulled me into an argument
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About the big bad world today
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I looked up and a boy in black leather
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Was taking Jackie away
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After that things began to get dull
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I took up with Billy's sister Molly
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But that got really kicked on the head
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When she upped and went to college
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I got to thinking about Jackie
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And as Autumn moved into grey
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I thought about a boy in black leather
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Who came and took Jackie away
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Then this month I saw her
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The girl I knew had all but gone
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Tight jeans, mohair sweater
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Her hair was chopped off peroxide blonde
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I crossed the road towards her
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Thinking of something to say
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When a boy in black leather walked over
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And together they hurried away
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A Boy In Black Leather
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| The Waterboys |
