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Billy, he's down by the railroad track, sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac,
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Diamond Jackie, she's so intact, as she falls so softly beneath him,
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Jackie's heels are stacked, Billy's got cleats on his boots,
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Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway and come back home with the loot,
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It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute, it's a mad dog's promenade,
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So walk tall, or better don't walk at all.
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Fish lady, fish lady, fish lady she baits them tenement walls,
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She won't take cornerboys, ain't got no money, and they're so easy,
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I said, "Hey baby won't you take my hand, walk me down Broadway,
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I'm a young man and I talk real loud, yeah, baby walk real proud for you.
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So shake it away, so shake away your street life, shake away your city life,
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And hook up to the train, hook up to the night train, hook it up hook up to the, hook up to the train,
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But I know that she won't take the train, no she won't take the train,
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No she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
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No she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
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No she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
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She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down,
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And when she turns this boy'll be gone
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So long, sometimes you just gotta walk on.
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Hey vibes man, hey jazz man play me your serenade
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Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave
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Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy,
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Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darlin' yearlin' sharp boy,
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Straight for the church note ringin', vibes man sting a trash can
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Listen to your junk man, listen to your junk man,
Listen to your junk man, listen to your junk man,
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He's singin' (singin'), He's singin' (singin'), He's singin'
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All dressed up in satin, walkin' down the alley.
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He's singin', singin', singin', singin',
Watch out for you junk man, watch out for your junk man,
Watch out for your junk man.
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