The Detergents The Leader of the Laundromat Lyrics:
[Humming.] [Boy #1:] Is he really goin' out with 'er?
[Boy #2:] I don't know. Look, here he comes now. Let's ask 'im.
[Boy #1:] Hey, Murray, is it true Betty's wearin' your ring?
[Dante:] Mmm-hmmm.
[Boy #2:] Who's that bangin' on the piano?
[Dante:] I don't know.
[Boy #1:] You goin' out with her tonight?
[Dante:] You bet yer fur!
[Both boys (spoken):] By the way, where'dya meet her?
[Dante (sung):] I met her one day at the laundromat.
[Dante (spoken):] She turned around and smiled at me,
ya get the Picture?
[Both boys (spoken):] Yes, we see.
[All (sung):] And that's when I fell in love with the
leader of the laundromat.
[Dante/(Backups):] My folks were always putting her down (down, down).
Because her laundry came back brown (brown, brown).
I don't care if they think she's bad,
I fell in love 'cause she looked so sad.
I got a date tonight with
The leader of the laundromat.
[Sound of engine revving up,
sputtering and not starting.] [Dante (spoken):] Dang it!!
[Dante/(Backups):] My dad said, "Find a laundry that's new,"
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/rIhe ](Find a laundry that's new.)
How can I tell my baby we're through?
(Tell my baby we're through.)
Gotta drive right into town,
I don't care if my shirts are brown,
I got a date tonight with
The leader of the laundromat.
[Sound of engine revving up,
sputtering and not starting.] [Dante (spoken):] Dang it!!
[Backups overdubbing, "Doo-doo do do-do, doo doo-doo."] [Dante (spoken):] When I finally got there, I told her
it was all over between us. I'll never forget the hurt
and the funny look in her eye. She grabbed my laundry
and ran into the street, directly into the path of a
runaway garbage truck. I yelled, "Watch out! Watch out!
Watch out! Watch out! Watch ou-u-t!"
[Crashing noises, glass breaking.] [Dante (spoken):] Dang it!!
[Dante/(Backups):] I felt so messy standing there.
(Messy standing there.)
My daddy's shorts were everywhere.
(Daddy's shorts were everywhere.)
Tenderly I kissed her goodbye,
Picked up my clothes, they were finally dry.
But I won't forget your love,
Oh, leader of the laundromat.
[Engine sounds.] (Oh, oh-ohhh.)
(Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)
[Dante (spoken):] Who's that bangin' on the piano?
[Both boys (spoken):] I don't know.
Lyrics: The Leader of the Laundromat, The Detergents [end]