Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress lyrics

Saturday night I was downtown

Working for the FBI

Sittin' 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 DA man

When I heard this woman sing a song

A pair of 45's 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, tall

With just one look I was a bad mess

'Cause that long cool woman had it all

[Instrumental Interlude]

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

Then suddenly we heard the sirens

And everybody started to run

A-jumping out of doors and tables

When I heard somebody shootin' a gun

Well the DA was pumping my left hand

And a-she was a-holding my right

Well I told her, "Don't get scared

'Cause you're gonna be spared"

I've gotta be forgiven

If I wanna spend my living

With a long cool woman in a black dress

Just-a 5' 9", beautiful, tall

With just one look I was a bad mess

'Cause that long cool woman had it all

Had it all, had it all, had it all...

• Artist:The Hollies
• Album:Distant Light (1971)