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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Jim Croce Rock English

Vocabulary from Jim Croce: 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown'.

Woah!

Well 'ole south side of Chicago

Is the baddest part of town

And if you go down there

You better just beware

Of a man name of Leroy Brown

Now Leroy more than trouble

You see he stand about six foot four

All those downtown ladies call him "Treetop Lover"

All the mens just call him "Sir"

And he's bad, bad Leroy Brown

The baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog

Now Leroy he a gambler

And he like his fancy clothes

And he like to wear his diamond rings

In front of everybody's nose

He got a custom Continental

He got a Eldorado too

He got a .32 gun in his pocket for fun

He got a razor in his shoe

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown

The baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog

Well Friday 'bout a week ago

Leroy shootin' dice

And at the edge of the bar

Sat a girl named Doris

And oo that girl looked nice

Well he cast his eyes upon her

And the trouble soon began

And Leroy Brown had learned a lesson 'bout a-messin'

With the wife of a jealous man

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown

The baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog

Well the two men took to fighting

And when they pulled them from the floor

Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle

With a couple of pieces gone

And it's bad, bad Leroy Brown

The baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog

And he's bad (bad) bad (bad) Leroy Brown

The baddest man in the whole damned town

Badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog

Yeah he was badder than a-old King Kong

And meaner than a junkyard dog.

Vocabulary

whoa

Interjection

woʊ

stop; slow down; used to express surprise

Whoa, not so fast!

Originally a command for horses to stop, but now commonly used as a general interjection for surprise or to tell someone to slow down.

well

Interjection

wɛl

used for introducing a statement; exclamation of doubt or surprise

Well, I think we should go now.

A versatile interjection used at the start of a response to give the speaker time to think, to express surprise, or to transition to a new topic.

old

Adjective

oʊld

having lived or existed for a long time

He is one of my oldest friends.

Used to describe people, things, or relationships that have existed for many years.

south side

Noun

the southern side or southern part of a place

The old bakery is on the south side of town.

Use it for a literal side or area in the south. The one-word spelling southside is common for named neighborhoods or districts.

of

Preposition

əv

belonging to; relating to; made from

This is a map of the world.

A very common preposition used to show possession, belonging, or origin.

Chicago

Noun

ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡoʊ

Chicago (a major city in Illinois, USA)

She moved to Chicago to study at a famous university.

Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States, located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Illinois. It is known for its architecture, food, and universities.

is

Verb

ɪz

he/she/it form of be

She is my best friend.

Used with singular third-person subjects like 'he', 'she', 'it', or a singular noun.

the

Determiner

ðə

the definite article

The sun is hot.

Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.

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