http://www.wordnik.com/lists/tunie-dannys-all-star-joint.xml by Rickie Lee Jones. <br /> <br /><a href="/words/Downstairs">Downstairs</a> at Danny's all-star <a href="/words/joint">joint</a> <br />They got a <a href="/words/jukebox">jukebox</a> that goes doyt-doyt <br />The vice is nice, he stays in the back all day <br />But when the <a href="/words/nighttime">nighttime</a> comes, hey hey <br />There's this <a href="/words/cat">cat</a> down there that makes a bad <a href="/words/kinda">kinda</a> <a href="/words/soup">soup</a> <br />I come around struttin' my luck in my shoop <a href="/words/coupe">coupe</a> <br /><a href="/words/Cecil">Cecil</a> gives me coffee <br />And he won't never take my <a href="/words/coin">coin</a> <br />I say, "I got <a href="/words/thirty">thirty</a> dollars in my pocket! <br />Whatchoo doin'?" <br /> <br />I <a href="/words/holler">holler</a>, "Come on, Cecil, take a dollar! <br />Come on, Cecil, take a ten! <br />I've finally <a href="/words/geared up">geared up</a> into a whole <a href="/words/buncha">buncha</a> big ones <br />And you're actin' like I'm down-shiftin'." <br /> <br />He knows all the <a href="/words/under-riders">under-riders</a> on the <a href="/words/boulevard">boulevard</a> <br />They got to <a href="/words/barefoot">barefoot</a> <a href="/words/cruise">cruise</a> when it's <a href="/words/forty-weight">forty-weight</a> hard <br />They look particularly <a href="/words/deadbeat">deadbeat</a> <br />Permanently <a href="/words/pale">pale</a> <br />Cecil picks up his <a href="/words/butcher knife">butcher knife</a> <br />Waves it at the jail <br />The kid say, "I ain't got no dough, Joe! <br />I just want some OJ." <br />I said, "Don't look at me." <br />(Cuz he was lookin' my way) <br />Cecil <a href="/words/winks">winks</a> upon him some <a href="/words/juice">juice</a> and some greens <br />And the kid walks over and puts a <a href="/words/quarter">quarter</a> in the <a href="/words/pinball">pinball</a> machine <br />And he says, "Come on, Cec, gimme a dollar. <br />Come on Cecil gimme five. <br />I'm in a <a href="/words/halfway">halfway</a> house on a <a href="/words/one-way">one-way</a> street, <br />And I'm a quarter past left alive." <br /> <br />He can talk about your people in a <a href="/words/wonderful">wonderful</a> way <br />He can talk about your people 'til your hair turns <a href="/words/gray">gray</a> <br />Your sister's into <a href="/words/mustard">mustard</a> <br />She loves to walk the pub <br />She got the <a href="/words/pickles">pickles</a> and the <a href="/words/relish">relish</a> and never gets enough <br />A <a href="/words/Hershey">Hershey</a> milkshake steamin' on a stick <br />For a carte blanche <a href="/words/sandwich">sandwich</a> <br />Oh, lettuce get thick <br />It's not because I'm <a href="/words/dirty">dirty</a> <br />It's not because I'm <a href="/words/clean">clean</a> <br />It's not because I <a href="/words/kiss">kiss</a> the boys behind a <a href="/words/magazine">magazine</a> <br />I say, "Hey boys, how 'bout a fight?" <br />'Cuz here comes Rickie with a <a href="/words/girdle">girdle</a> on tight. <br /> <br />If she don't know your name, <br />She knows what you got <br />From your <a href="/words/matzoh">matzoh</a> balls <br />To the <a href="/words/chicken">chicken</a>-in-the-pot... <br />chicken-in-the-pot... <br />chicken-in-the-pot... <br /> <br />Downstairs at Danny's All-Star Joint <br />They got a jukebox that goes doyt-doyt <br />A finger-snappin' deluxe'll make your <a href="/words/be-bop">be-bop</a> bap <br />And your R&B go <a href="/words/hep-scat">hep-scat</a> <br /> <br />You can't break the <a href="/words/rules">rules</a> until you know how to play the game, <br />But if you just want to have a little <a href="/words/fun">fun</a> <br />You can mention my name <br />Keep your feet in the <a href="/words/street">street</a> <br />Your toes in the <a href="/words/lawn">lawn</a> <br />But keep your <a href="/words/business">business</a> in your <a href="/words/pocket">pocket</a> <br />This is it where it belongs. <br /> <br />Come on Cecil, take a dollar <br />Come on Cecil, take a tip <br />Do yourself a favor: if she offers it - take it <br />But honey, don't give it away if he don't appreciate it. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/downstairs Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:38:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/downstairs http://www.wordnik.com/words/jukebox Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:38:19 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/jukebox http://www.wordnik.com/words/joint Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:38:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/joint http://www.wordnik.com/words/nighttime Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:37:37 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nighttime http://www.wordnik.com/words/cat Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:37:33 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cat http://www.wordnik.com/words/kinda Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:37:30 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/kinda http://www.wordnik.com/words/soup Tue, 06 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