The Hollies’ - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)

Saturday night I was downtown Working for the FBI Sitting in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high Bootlegging boozer on the west side Full of people who are doing wrong Just about to call up the D.A. man When I heard this woman singing a song A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5’9“ beautiful ’n’ tall Just one look I was a bad mess ’Cos that long cool woman had it all Woo! I saw her heading to the table Well, a tall walking big black cat When Charlie said, I hope that you’re able, boy Well I’m telling you she knows where it’s at Well, suddenly we hear the sirens And everybody started to run A-jumping under doors and tables Well, I heard somebody shootin’ a gun Well, the D.A. was pumping my left hand And a-she was a-holding my right Well, I told her, don&#