Bad Bad Leroy Brown Song Lyrics and Chords by Mel Street
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Recorded by Mel Street
Written by Jim Croce
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Along the south side of Chicago is the
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baddest part of town
And if you
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go down there you
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better beware of a
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cat man named Leroy
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Brown
Now Leroy he means trouble he
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stands bout six foot four
All the
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downtown ladies call him
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Treetop Lover and the
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gentlemen call him
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sir
He's bad bad Leroy Brown the
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baddest man the whole darn town
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Badder than old King
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Kong and
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meaner than a junkyard
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dog
Now Leroy he's a gamblin' man he
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likes his flashy clothes
He
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likes to wave that
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big diamond ring in
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front of everybody's
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nose
He's got a custom Continental and a
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n Eldorado too
You'll find
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a 32 gun in hi
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s pocket son he got
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a razor in hi
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shoe
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Well Friday bout a week ago
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Leroy was shootin' dice
And at the
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edge of the bar sat a
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gal named Betty
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And ooh that girl looked
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nice
Well he cast his eyes upon her and the
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trouble soon began
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Leroy learned a
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lot about foolin' with the
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wife of a jealous
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man
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Well the two men took to fightin' and when they
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pulled them from the floor
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Leroy looked like a
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jigsaw puzzle with a
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couple of pieces
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gone
Repeat #2 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Bad Bad Leroy Brown?
- The song Bad Bad Leroy Brown was sang by Mel Street.
Who is Mel Street?
- King Malachi "Mel" Street (October 21, 1933 - October 21, 1978) was an American country music singer who had 13 top-20 hits on the Billboard country charts.
