Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones

Weasel And The White Boys Cool

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[Verse 1] Sal was working at Nyro's Nook in downtown Selling articles of congress to these people downtown He was pretty sleazy when I met him A weasel in a poor boy's wool A weasel in a poor boy's wool A weasel in a poor boy's wool Just like a weasel, yeah [Verse 2] Sal lives in a black vinyl pen in New Jersey Buys his meat from a whore next door He wants it rare but he gets it well A weasel on a short order floor A weasel on a short order floor A weasel on a short order— Like a weasel, yeah, yeah [Chorus] So, Sal, say good-bye to your mom and your dad Sal, say good-bye to the barrio Sal, say good-bye to your buddies and your pals Angela, Perry and Mario [Verse 3] A kid sinister with the bus stop blues A quarter could take you home A dime could make a dream come true But a weasel ain't got a dime for the phone Weasel ain't got a dime for the phone Weasel ain't got a dime for the phone Doesn't— weasel don't got a dime for the phone [Chorus] So, Sal, say good-bye to your mom and your dad Sal, say good-bye to the barrio Sal, say good-bye to your buddies and your pals Angela, Perry and Mario [Verse 4] You did the dancing in the welfare lines, Sal Actin' like some jerk-off fool When we could lay out eatin' peaches on the beaches A weasel in a white boy's cool A weasel in a white boy's cool A— A weasel in a white, white boy's, baby, like this Like we're all in a white boy's cool, cool Like a weasel
 
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