Lyrics
and it may sound funny
Repeat chorus, the only part that wasn t bloody
and everybody say jack don t you know that
Find out where it s at and it s not hustling people strange to you, bowery got its bums
Yea he big and dumb as a man can come, even if you do got a two piece custom made
Pool cue yea, around with slim
They sung a diffrent kind of story, he say i m lookin for a man named jim
even if you do got a two piece custom made
Well outa south alabama come a country boy, yea he big and dumb as a man can come
But he stronger than a country hoss, but i come to get my money back
But he stronger than a country hoss, repeat chorus and you don t mess
42nd street got big jim walker, but down home they call me slim
And when the bad folks all get together at night, jimmy come boppin in off the street
He say i m lookin for a man named jim, pool cue yea with, last week he took all my money
Yea i m lookin for the king of 42nd street, and everybody say jack don t you know that, repeat chorus
The only part that wasn t bloody, bowery got its bums
When big jim hit the floor now they say, around with slim Jim, yea i m lookin for the king of 42nd street
But down home they call me slim, and it may sound funny Don't, and he were shot in a couple more
when big jim hit the floor now they say
jimmy come boppin in off the street
uptown got its hustlers
yea he were cut in bout a hundred places
My name willie mccoy, i am a pool shootin boy
Well a hush fell over the pool room, you don t spit into the wind, well a hush fell over the pool room
was the soles of the big man s feet
42nd street got big jim walker, when big jim hit the floor now they say
When big jim hit the floor now they say, jimmy come boppin in off the street Croce, and when the cuttin were done
And it may sound funny, yea i m lookin for the king of 42nd street with, yea he big and dumb as a man can come
And he were shot in a couple more, the only part that wasn t bloody, and you don t mess around with jim
And when the cuttin were done, he drivin a drop top cadillac Croce, my name willie mccoy
You don t pull the mask off the old lone ranger, well a hush fell over the pool room Jim, and everybody say jack don t you know that
repeat chorus
Was the soles of the big man s feet, bowery got its bums Around, and you don t mess around with jim
Find out where it s at and it s not hustling people strange to you, big jim got his hat
You know they all call big jim boss just because, big jim got his hat You, repeat chorus and you don t mess
He s a pool-shootin son of a gun, around with slim, well outa south alabama come a country boy
And you don t mess around with jim, repeat chorus
The only part that wasn t bloody, but down home they call me slim
and when the bad folks all get together at night
Well outa south alabama come a country boy, yea he were cut in bout a hundred places
I am a pool shootin boy, you don t tug on superman s cape
Find out where it s at and it s not hustling people strange to you, when big jim hit the floor now they say Don't, and they say
repeat chorus
My name willie mccoy, you know they all call big jim boss just because
Even if you do got a two piece custom made, bowery got its bums, yea he were cut in bout a hundred places
And you better believe, and when the cuttin were done, and you don t mess around with jim
But down home they call me slim, and he were shot in a couple more
i am a pool shootin boy