The Contender Lyrics

(D. Ellington / I. Mills) Hey, moocher See the cat on Cienega Blvd Hey, he's the moocher Listen here mooch Why you always comin' round my crib Your borrowin' my cow boots,...Read Full Lyrics

Ladies and gents Your attention please Let's look to the flying trapeze The great Mondello will take to the sky Watch him go-see him fly! Now this wonder will start with som...Read Full Lyrics

One kid from Brooklyn The other from Queens Met on a crosstown train They cut from class, and they both agreed A bottle down at Coney's all they need A handful of kicks they stash...Read Full Lyrics

(Ralph Bass/Jesse Powell/Frances Dailey; Additional lyrics by Eddie Nichols) Horns Arranged by Bill Ungerman Walk right in, walk right out Walk right in, walk right out Well my ba...Read Full Lyrics

Love's the big game hunter who held the poison dart I was game and you took aim and struck me to the heart Trapped in a web of love I'm trapped in a web of love Love's a big witc...Read Full Lyrics

Hey baby, whatcha doin' tonight? I hope I called when it's alright Well I've got this certain case of blues And if I see you're shining face I know it will diffuse Hey baby, how's...Read Full Lyrics

(James Achor/Eddie Nichols/Bill Ungerman) Arranged by Bill Ungerman Dirty neon lights, the traffic's cry Footsteps echo on the street The cheap but lovely chicks And a sawbuck fo...Read Full Lyrics

Day breaks Slate drops Check your hardest stare Hands in pockets, shoulders up Walkin' like Brando into the sun First Drag On the Blacktop Eyes shift side to side Wanna play chick...Read Full Lyrics

Everybody get on board You can't get a Cadillac from the Lord The poor man's limousine Is the Watts Local It sways from side to side But it gets you where you're going When you ne...Read Full Lyrics

Who dat up there who's dat down there Who dat up there who dat well down there Who's dat up there, sayin' who's dat down there When I see you up there well who's dat down there W...Read Full Lyrics