(J.Croce)
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[Recorded December 10, 1973, Hollywood]
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Now the south side of Chicago is (it's) the baddest part of town
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And if you (you're gonna) go down there, you better (just) beware
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Of a man (cat) named Leroy Brown
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Now Leroy (Brown) he's trouble, and he stands about six feet four
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All the downtown ladies call him: "treetop lover," the studs they call him: "Sir"
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(Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town
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Badder that old King Kong and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog
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Now Leroy he's a gambler, and he likes (digs) his (those) fancy clothes
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He likes to wave his (that) (great big / big fat) (shinny) diamond ring(s)
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Under (In front of) everybody's nose
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He's got a custom Continental, he's got an El Dorado too
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He's got a 22 (32) gun in his pocket for fun
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He's got a razor in his (the razor in the) shoe
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(Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town
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Badder that old King Kong, and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog
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Now Friday - 'bout a week ago, Leroy shootin' dice
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And at the end (edge) of the bar, sat (was) a lady (chick) named Dorris (Morris)
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Man she sure looked nice
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And (Well/Then) he laid his eyes upon her,
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That's when the big scene (trouble soon) began
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And Leroy Brown he learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man
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(Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town
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Badder that old King Kong, (and) (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog
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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
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| Frank Sinatra |
