It was a fine left coast morning
and i found myself planted outside
the cap and'nand' cork
tipping back the hops
in order to calm my dancing hands
you see i usually donand't play
the tied-up watchdog routine
looking up and down the street
but this is the corner
joey a., my car and i
were supposed to meet
You see joey the amateur and i
were out clinkinand' glasses last night
when i got three sheets to an ill wind
myself being in possession
of a fine double 5 lincoln convert
joey offered to skip me back to the crib
i awoke to a barren driveway
and a neighbor started to chide
andquot;joey dumped you off,
and heand's got your ride!andquot;
Black cats, they donand't bother me
i smile in bad company
and iand'm cool as the day is long
but takinand' my car, daddy
thatand's dead wrong
It was now 11:22
and up scuffles benny the shoe
a real hot air merchant from way back
i inquired about joey a.
and my superfine lincoln
then mr. b.s. beat his gums
and testified to me,
andquot;joeand's washing the short,
changing da oil
heand'll be here by three.andquot;
So the little hand hits three
and who should appear
but a cuban cat named geronimo
an upstanding cat
in the textile business
He said, andquot;joey knocked over a racketman
and is laying low for a few,
but in your trunk he left you some treasure
a pint of rye and a case of slim jimand's
for your masticating pleasure
Now ten p.m. finds me
hot as a hopheadand's zippo
when rosie appears
on her financially motivated
nightly exercise routine
i asked the whereabouts
of the horsepower thief in question
and she shot me that amphetamine stare
and said, andquot;joey a.?
i just got out of his lincoln
on hollywood way.andquot;
I thought
andquot;kill joey a.!andquot; when the bar keep came out
to simmer my slow boil
he said, andquot;joey a. just called on the blower,
he said you better skip town,
and'cause the cops got your ride.
youand're wanted for solicitation,
possession -- you owe him one,
and hereand's the scather.andquot; he said,
andquot;and another thing cat,
donand't ask me for
goddamn favors!andquot;
