Gene Vincent — Private Detective

Well I was standing on this corner When this pretty chick walked by When she paused beside the lampost She was a-givin' me the eye I walked slowly over to her I whispered real polite Let's me and you get together baby And rock and roll tonight And baby, rock and roll we did She was a rock and rollin' kid I played it cool, I played it smart I didn't know she'd break my heart I took her round the corner Right into my eighty-eight We had a lot of miles to cover And the hour was getting late That's when she handed me a Bible I took a little snore She said, go ahead and kill it baby I got another court And then rock and roll we did She was a rock and rollin' kid I played it cool, I played it smart I didn't know she'd break my heart I took her up to my apartment Put some coffee on to brew I put some records on the player As the clock was strikin' two That's when the sad news hit me Cut me like a knife She was a private detective Workin' for my wife We didn't rock and roll no more There came a loud know of the door There stood my wife with cops Good Lord I tried to pull him to the floor Now I'm sittin' in the jailhouse Got no one to give me bail Hope that you have learned a lesson From this downhearted tale Double cross your woman Better think it over twice Cause if you cross your woman Then she sure won't be nice Hey honey, say I didn't know that woman Say, she just walked into my room and a- Just introduced herself Say baby, you know I wouldn't do you no wrong Say, honey say, you know I'm always true to you Say baby say, don't put me in jail honey Say, you know I'm true to you Say, oh baby say, please honey Please, Lord have mercy upon my soul You know I wouldn't do you wrong baby