Lyrics:

THE HOLLIES
LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS)
(ALLAN CLARKE/ROGER COOK/ROGER GREENAWAY)
TRACK 7 ON ALBUM 'DISTANT LIGHT' JUNE 1971
AND SINGLE RELEASE FEBRUARY 1972

{CREEDENCE-LIKE GUITAR INTRO}

{ALLAN CLARKE SINGS WITHOUT ANY BACKING VOCALS:}
SATURDAY NIGHT I WAS DOWNTOWN
WORKING FOR THE FBI
SITTING IN A NEST OF BAD MEN
WHISKY BOTTLES PILING HIGH.

BOOTLEGGING BOOZER ON THE WEST SIDE
FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING WRONG.
JUST ABOUT TO CALL UP THE DA MAN
WHEN I HEARD THIS WOMAN SINGING A SONG

A PAIR OF 45'S MADE ME OPEN MY EYES
MY TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE
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
'COS THAT LONG COOL WOMAN HAD IT ALL.

{GUITAR INTERLUDE}

WHOA

I SAW HER HEADIN' TO THE TABLE
WELL A TALL WALKING BIG BLACK CAT.
WHEN CHARLIE SAID I HOPE THAT YOU'RE ABLE BOY
WELL I'M TELLING YOU SHE KNOWS WHERE IT'S AT.
WELL SUDDENLY WE HEARD THE SIRENS
AND EVERYBODY STARTED TO RUN
A JUMPING OUT OF DOORS AND TABLES
WELL I HEARD SOMEBODY SHOOTING A GUN.

WELL THE DA WAS PUMPING MY LEFT HAND
AND THEN SHE WAS A-HOLDING MY RIGHT
WELL I TOLD HER DON'T GET SCARED
'COS YOU'RE GONNA BE SPARED
WELL I'VE GOTTA BE FORGIVEN
IF I WANNA SPEND MY LIVING
WITH A LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK DRESS
JUST A 5'9 BEAUTIFUL TALL.
WELL, WITH JUST ONE LOOK I WAS A BAD MESS
'COS THAT LONG COOL WOMAN HAD IT ALL.

HAD IT ALL
HAD IT ALL
HAD IT ALL
HAD IT ALL
HAD IT ALL
OOOH
HAD IT ALL

{GUITAR FADE OUT}