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Verse 1
in association with Joe Daniels Burger,
present the underworld of Ralph McKenzie,
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Private Dick.
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I might as well tell you now,
my life ain't no holiday cruise.
in detective work,
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Life can often be messy
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but then that's the way it goes.
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Take last week for instance,
I get a call from this babe
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by the name of Janet.
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Hello, Mr. McKenzie,
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can you help me please?
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I'm in trouble.
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So, I ask her the problem,
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and she stammers out this story.
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She talks about some hoot
name of Martirelli.
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And I think, Victor Martirelli,
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the dealer with a price on his head.
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Mac, he's the guy with
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the keen private eye
to wipe out skeezy crime
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Cos he's the dick with the tricks,
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Because he's rough and he's tough
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die
or Janet
or whatever her name is
had gone downtown with Victor
to this club called the Velvet Glove.
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You see, he stood for hours over
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in long leather coats and gold chains,
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smoking big ci garettes.
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She sure was an innocent babe,
this chick.
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These guys,
begin to argue with Victor about money.
Well, actually, that's twenty grand,
it's just a minor slip -up, you know?
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No, Victor, not this time.
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You can't fuck with us like this, Victor.
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Christ, just give me another
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twenty -four hours.
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Sorry, man, time's up.
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Matarelli.
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Mack, he's the guy with the
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keen private eye
to wipe out skeezy crime
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Cause he's the dick with the tricks,
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and he's not afraid to
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die
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Okay, so I'll get to the point.
after being clocked
as a witness to this terrible crime.
she just hot -foots it.
So, being just a little suspicious,
to do some snoopin'.
And what do I see?
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in leather jackets and gold chains.
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Well, naturally, I begin to smell Furman.
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But now for the really snazzy part.
She gets a look at me
and pulls a weapon.
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And her wig comes off.
One and the same.
Victor had to clear his name,
he'd got into the cross -dressing scene
and wanted a new life for himself
with the velvet glove.
But he made one big mistake.
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Ralph McKenzie
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when he sees one.
So, I guess the moral of this tale,
if there is one,
would be that here in the underworld,
nothing is quite as it seems.
Who can you trust?
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your shoulder.
too.
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Matt, he's the guy with the key,
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the plan to wipe out
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the dick with the tricks
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Because he's rough and he's tough
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Because he's mad, he's the guy
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with the keen private eye
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plan to wipe out
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Cause he's the dick with the tricks,
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so watch out if you lie
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Because he's rough and he's tough
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and he's not afraid to die
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Outro 1
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