| Shaky threw a party that lasted all night
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| Everybody drank a lot of something nice
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| There was an old fashioned band of married men
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| Looking up to me for encouragement; |
| it was so-so
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| The ladies looked bad but the music was sad
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| No one took their eyes off Lorraine
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| She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll
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| Her feathers looked better and better; |
| it was so-so
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| Yeah, it was time to unfreeze
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| When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees
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| Slam, so it wasn’t a game
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| Cracking all the mirrors in shame
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| Watch that man, oh honey, watch that man
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| He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon
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| Watch that man, oh honey, watch that man
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| He walks like a jerk
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| But he’s only taking care of the room
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| Must be in tune
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| A Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands
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| So Shaky hung him up to dry
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| The pundits were hoking, the manholes were smoking
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| And every bottle battled with the reason why
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| The girl on the phone wouldn’t leave me alone
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| A throw back from someone’s LP
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| A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
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| And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding
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| Yeah, I was shaking like a leaf
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| For I couldn’t understand the conversation
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| Yeah, I ran to the street, looking for information
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| Watch that man, oh honey, watch that man
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| He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon
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| Watch that man, oh honey, watch that man
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| He walks like a jerk
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| But he’s only taking care of the room
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| Must be in tune
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| Watch that man
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| Watch that man
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| Watch that man
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| Watch that man |