GIMME THE GOODS

Throw that bundle out before they get here Let some shark drag the thing away I can see their headlights Drawing very near Let me do the talking now And just in case Fix your face We can make the border by tomorrow If your brilliant young madonna Doesn't do us in We should'a given her the shot That you took (And put her away) Gimme the goods An' half the action You take the dame and get away For me it's too late But you can go straight Back to the East Bay and outta here Oakland California 1948 Stella promised Blackie She was going straight Now Blackie my main man he takes the major leads He could sell Geronimo a string of beads But Stella could sell Blackie on most anything He's lucky she ain't yet sold him up the stream Just one more job could put us back on the easy street Gimme the goods An' half the action You take the dame and get away For me it's too late But you can go straight Back to the East Bay and outta here I said Blackie you can't listen to the dame She's gone back on her promise Now it's a losing game But we pulled off the job anyway And she cursed the day we met And Blackie took a slug or two He won't forget By now the curves were shining With the falling rain And I kept dousing Blackie just To keep him sane I'm wondering if it's over now or just my fevered Brain (sayin) Gimme the goods An' half the action You take the dame and get away For me it's too late But you can go straight Back to the East Bay and outta here Gimme the goods An' half the action You take the dame and get away For me it's too late But you can go straight Back to the East Bay and outta here…