Biography:
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.
Early life
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill
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Other songs:
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- I've Got A Name
- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
- A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
- Another Day Another Town
- Bad Boy Leroy Brown
- Ball Of Kerrymuir
- Big Wheel
- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
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[Verse]
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Four and twenty virgins
G C
Come down from Inverness.
C
When the ball was over
D G
There were four and twenty less.
[Chorus]
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Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
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?There was doin' in the parlour,
G C
There was doin' on the stones.
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You couldn't hear the music
D G
For the wheezin' and the groans.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The undertaker, he was there,
G C
All wrapped up in a shroud,
C
Swingin' from the chandelier,
D G
And peein' on the crowd.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village cripple, he was there,
G C
But he couldn't do much.
C
So he lined the ladies against the wall
D G
And did 'em with his crutch.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
Miss Molly McFearson
G C
Was standin' way up front,
C
With some posies in her hand,
G
And a carrot up 'er…
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village postman, he was there,
G C
Though the poor lad had the pox.
C
He couldn't do the lassies,
D G
So he did the letterbox.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village magician, he was there,
G C
He gave us all a laugh.
C
He pulled his foreskin over his head,
D G
And vanished up his ass.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
C
Four and twenty virgins
G C
Come down from Inverness.
C
When the ball was over
D G
There were four and twenty less.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
?There was doin' in the parlour,
G C
There was doin' on the stones.
C
You couldn't hear the music
D G
For the wheezin' and the groans.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The undertaker, he was there,
G C
All wrapped up in a shroud,
C
Swingin' from the chandelier,
D G
And peein' on the crowd.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village cripple, he was there,
G C
But he couldn't do much.
C
So he lined the ladies against the wall
D G
And did 'em with his crutch.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
Miss Molly McFearson
G C
Was standin' way up front,
C
With some posies in her hand,
G
And a carrot up 'er…
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village postman, he was there,
G C
Though the poor lad had the pox.
C
He couldn't do the lassies,
D G
So he did the letterbox.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
[Verse]
C
The village magician, he was there,
G C
He gave us all a laugh.
C
He pulled his foreskin over his head,
D G
And vanished up his ass.
[Chorus]
F
Singin' Balls to your partner,
C F
Your ass against the wall.
C
If you’ve never been had on a Saturday night,
G C
You've never been had at all.
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