Hollies Long Cool Woman Lyrics:
Saturday night I was downtown,
Workin' for the FBI.
Sittin' in a nest of bad men,
Whiskey bottles pilin' high-i-igh.

Bootleggin' boozer on the west side,
Full o'people who were doin' wrong.
Jest [sic] about to call up the D.A.-man,
When I heard this woman singin' a song-aw-ong.

A pair o'45's made me open my eyes.
My temperature started to ri-i-i-i-ise.
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 aw-aw-all.

[Instrumental break.]

Wooooo!

I sawr [sic] her head up to the table.
Well, a tall, walkin' big black cat,
A-Charlie said, "I hope that you're able, boy.
'Cause I'm tellin' you she knows where it's a-a-at."

Well, suddenly we heard the sirens,
And ever'body started to run.
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A-Jumpin' outta doors and tables,
Well, I heard someb'dy shootin' a gu-uh-un.

Well the DA was pumpin' my left hand,
Um, she was a-holdin' my right.
Well, I tol' her don't get scared,
'Cause yer gonna be spared,

Well, I gotta be forgivin' if I wanna spend my livin',
With a long, cool woman in a black dress,
Just-a 5-9, beautiful tall.
With a-just one look I was a bad mess,
'Cause that long, cool woman had it aw-aw-all.

Had it aw-aw-all.
Had it aw-aw-all.
Had it all.
Had it all.
Had it all.
Oooooooo...
Had it all.
[Fade.]
Had it all.


[LONG, COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)]
[Written by: Roger Greenway, Harold Clarke [1] & Roger Cook-1972
Vocal Arrangement: Sean Altman
Performed by: The Hollies [2] -1972
Appears on: Distant Light-1972, Long Cool Woman-1979, All the Hits & More-1988,
30th Anniversary Collection (1963-1993)-1993, Reunion-2004, Platinum-2007, et al.]

[1] Allan Clarke was born, Harold Allan Clarke.]

[2] Covered by: Rockapella, T.G. Sheppard, Train Wreck, et al.]
Lyrics: Long Cool Woman, Hollies [end]