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[ti:joey] |
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[ar:bob dylan] |
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Born in Red Hook,Brooklyn,in the year of who knows when |
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Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion |
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Always on the outside of whatever side there was |
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When they asked him why it had to be that way,"Well,"he answered,"just |
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because." |
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Larry was the oldest,Joey was next to last. |
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They called Joe "Crazy,"the baby they called "Kid Blast." |
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Some say they lived off gambling and runnin'numbers too. |
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It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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King of the streets,child of clay. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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What made them want to come and blow you away? |
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There was talk they killed their rivals,but the truth was far from that |
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No one ever knew for sure where they were really at. |
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When they tried to strangle Larry,Joey almost-a-hit the roof. |
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He went out that night to seek revenge,thinkin'he was bulletproof. |
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The war broke out at the break of dawn,it emptied out the streets |
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Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats |
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'Til they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners. |
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They stashed them away in a basement,called them amateurs. |
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The hostages were tremblin'when they heard a man exclaim, |
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"Let's blow this place to kingdom come,let Con Edison take the blame." |
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But Joey stepped up,an'he raised his hand,said,"We are not those kind of men. |
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It's peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again." |
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Joey,Joey, |
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King of the streets,child of clay. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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What made them want to come and blow you away? |
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The police department hounded him,they called him Mr.Smith |
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They got him on conspiracy,they were never sure who with. |
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"What time is it?"said the judge to Joey when they met |
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"Five to ten,"said Joey.Judge says,"That's exactly what you get." |
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He did ten years in Attica,reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich |
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They threw him in the hole one time for tryin'to stop a strike. |
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His closest friends were black men 'cause they seemed to understand |
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What it's like to be in society with a shackle on your hand. |
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They let him out in '71he'd lost a little weight |
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But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great. |
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He tried to find the way back in ,to the life he left behind |
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To the boss he said,"I have returned and now I want what's mine." |
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Joey,Joey, |
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King of the streets,child of clay. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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What made them want to come and blow you away? |
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It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun |
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"I'm around too many children,"he'd say,"they should never know of one." |
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Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe, |
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Emptied out the register,said,"Tell 'em it was Crazy Joe." |
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One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York |
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He could see it comin'through the door as he lifted up his fork. |
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He pushed the table over to protect his family |
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Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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King of the streets,child of clay. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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What made them want to come and blow you away? |
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Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep. |
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I heard his best friend Frankie say,"He ain't dead,he's just asleep." |
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Then I saw the old man's limousine head back towards the grave |
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I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save. |
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The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned |
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They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born. |
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And someday if God's in heaven overlookin'His preserve |
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I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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King of the streets,child of clay. |
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Joey,Joey, |
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What made them want to come and blow you away? |
