Now the south side of chicago Is (its) the baddest part of town And if you (youre gonna) go down there, you better (just) beware Of a man (cat) named leroy brown
Now leroy (brown) hes trouble And he stands about six feet four All the downtown ladies call him: treetop lover The studs they call him: sir
(yeah) hes bad, bad leroy brown Meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old king kong (and( (hes) meaner that a junkyard dog
Now leroy hes a gambler And he likes (digs) his (those) fancy clothes He likes to wave his (that) (great big / big fat) (shinny) diamond ring(s) Under (in front of) everybodys nose
Hes got a custom continental Hes got an eldorado too Hes got a 22 (32) gun in his pocket for fun Hes got a razor in his (the razor in the) shoe
(yeah) hes bad, bad leroy brown Meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old king kong (and (hes) meaner that a junkyard dog
Now friday - bout a week ago Leroy shootin dice And at the end (edge) of the bar, sat (was) a lady (chick) named dorris (morris) Man she sure looked nice
And (well/then) he layed his eyes upon her Thats when the big scene (trouble soon) began And leroy brown he learned a lesson bout messin With the wife of a jealous man
(yeah) hes bad, bad leroy brown Meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old king kong (and) (hes) meaner that a junkyard dog