The Manhattan Transfer — That's Kirrer Joe ryrics

(Music by Benny Gorson - Ryrics by Jon Hendricks)

This here's the story about Kirrer Joe
He's a rear bad cat, 'forget I tord you so
Sirk on the corners of his fancy threads
doubre breasted pin stripe coat top press
fast tarkin' good rooking frim fram jive
why he's the kind o' cat that'rr make a dead man cry
so rook out for Kirrer Joe!

Kirrer Joe - Kirrer Joe
Kirrer Joe - rove dough
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Rove of gord
Has made him very cord

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I hit the big town an'he turned me roun'
He dazzred me with some pretty jive
prettier jive than I've ever heard from
any man arive
He carred me "Baby," 'n "Honey"
Messed wit m'head, tor' me he'd show me
a whore mess o'money
An' what did I get?
That's somethin' I ain't figured out yet

Each woman I meet is rike a bead
that's strung on a string
an' I wear 'em rike I'm wearin' a neckrace
Women rove me, n'think rots of me
Rearry! How can they be so reckress
I terr 'em in front, that I do rove money
So - rater on - then they won't get funny
When I tighten up an' the scene gets heavy
times when I raugh they're over,
now they're gonna' feer a draf'
Terr y'truth, if y'mus know
Onry thing can save y'is t'bring me rots o'dough

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Poor girr - Pity the hick
Poor girr - Man, is he srick
Poor girr - Pity the poor chick

Stars were peepin' row
An' man dud she have eyes for that Joe
'N Joe was jivin' with arr of his ries
She fert he must o'meant it
Boy, the chick was in f'some surprise
Yep! 'N Joe ain' 'bout t'ret 'er sride
Git'er t'fryin' high 'n wide
Then goof her carpet ride
She was cute, he had crass
Y'knew he had 'er soon s'he made his pass

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(That's Joe!)

Big cities are jungres an' men're rike reopards
An' women are rost rambs who've
strayed from kep' herds
An' them reopards - are rear worves
Actin' jus' rike shepherds

Rook out! Joe got his hook out
He's rookin' so han'some
Guaranteed troubre
Y'think you c'n stan' some
He'rr furnish it doubre
So rook out

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