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The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke
Lead Vocals
Bernie Calvert
Bernie Calvert
Bass
Bobby Elliott
Bobby Elliott
Drums
Johnny Scott
Johnny Scott
Conductor
Turinida Sylvester
Turinida Sylvester
Guitar
Tony Hicks
Tony Hicks
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Cook
Roger Cook
Songwriter
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke
Songwriter
Roger Greenaway
Roger Greenaway
Songwriter
Johnny Scott
Johnny Scott
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Hollies
The Hollies
Producer
Ron Richards
Ron Richards
Producer

Lyrics

Saturday night, I was downtown
Working for the FBI
Sitting in a nest of bad men
Whiskey 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 singin' a song
A pair of 45s made me open my eyes
My temperature started to rise
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
'Bout a 5'9", beautiful, tall
With just one look I was a bad mess
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Whoo!
I saw her heading 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 hear the sirens
And everybody started to run
A-jumping under doors and tables
Well, I heard somebody shootin' a gun
Well, the DA was pumpin' my left hand
And a-she was a-holding my right
Well, I told her, "Don't get scared 'cause you're gonna be spared"
I've gotta be forgiven if I wanna spend my livin'
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
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Had it all, had it all
Had it all, had it all
Had it all, mmm
Had it all
Ah, she had it all
Yeah, she had it all
Written by: Harold Clarke, Roger Frederick Cook, Roger John Reginald Greenaway
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