℗ 1974
Babylon C'mon boys When I woke up this mornin Boys I was gone My girlfreind asked me Where do I come from Put my face up in the mirror Just to clock my wheres First thing I know I gotta get outta here (On back to) Babylon (I gotta get away, to) Babylon (So I can't stay) Babylon (Cus it's too much fun) Babylon I gotta run, I cant look back I gotta get back, I get down to Babylon (Im goin to Babylon) I was drivin ou tonite And boys I was gone The coppers asked me Where do I come from One looks at my cards One checks my ID With this junk on my face It's easy to see (I'm from) Babylon (I gotta get away, to) Babylon (I can't stay) Babylon (Havin too much fun) Babylon I gotta run, I cant look back I gotta get back, I get down I gotta get around to Babylon Let's go to Babylon boys Two girls for every boy Well a Babylon girl aint got no past The Babylon girl gots to talk so fast The Babylon men gonna be a boy With the Babylon girl out lookin for a joy (In) Babylon (I gotta get away, to) Babylon (Beggin I can't stay) Babylon (Havin to much fun) Babylon I gotta run, I cant look back I gotta get back, I get down I wont be safe, child nobodys safe til theyre in Babylon (I'm goin to Babylon) Shes been massagin all day but shes thinkin 'bout you daddy Thinkin bout you daddy til they all go away And when she up there dancin shes just tryin make a buck Tryin make some money gonna give you all a look (I'm from) Babylon (I gotta get away, to) Babylon (I can't stay) Babylon (Havin too much fun) Babylon (I'm from) Babylon (I gotta get away, to) Babylon (I can't stay) Babylon (Havin too too too much fun) Babylon I gotta run, I cant look back I gotta get back, I get down I wont be safe, I wont be free, til I hit Babylon (I'm goin to Babylon)
Stranded In The Jungle Well I’m stranded in the jungle, I’m trying to get a date With my little girl that was back in the States I was stranded in the jungle, afraid, alone wondered how I could get a message back home But how was I to know that the wreckage of my plane Had been picked up and spotted and my girl in Lover's Lane Meanwhile, back in the States Baby, baby, let's make romance I says your old-time lover hasn't got a chance I says He's stranded in the jungle, sad as he can be So come on pretty baby, just you and me, Oh Yeah Meanwhile, back in the jungle Well the boys in the jungle had me on the run When something heavy hit me like an atomic bomb I woke up kinda slow and my head started to clear I had a strange feeling I was cooking gear I smelled something cooking I looked around to see That's when I found out they was a-cookin' me Ooga booga, lemme outta here! Meanwhile, back in the States Baby, baby, let's make romance I said your old-time lover hasn't got a chance I said He's stranded in the jungle sad as he can be Come on pretty darling just you and me, oh yeah Meanwhile, back in the jungle Well I jumped out the pot, I finally got away So panic and worried about what my baby would say So I jumped in the ocean and started to swim But my chance of survival was gettin' mighty slim So I thumbed down a whale that was passing my way And I reached the States in about half a day When I got to Lover's Lane my soul dead My heart was gone, and here is what he said Baby, baby, the man's no good I said Baby, baby, should have understood I said you can trust me for as long as you please So come back pretty darling just a you and me Cause I love you Cause I love you Cause I love you Cause I love you
Who Are The Mystery Girls? Who's the one that wants to take her home and make 'em say they wanna stay a year Who's the one that wants to take 'em home and make 'em crawl right thru the years oh baby Who's the one that wants to slam it in the door and try to keep it like a mystery girl Who's the one that wants to kick it on the floor and try to beat it like a scattered rug I'm talkin' 'bout love (who are the mystery girls) Cuz I wanna know (who are the mystery girls) So why don't cha tell me (who are the mystery girls) Who's the mystery girls (who are the mystery girls) So Who's the one that wants to smoke obsessively and tell 'em where she can roam Who's the one that's wants to mill out in the street and leave 'em shouting "yankee go home" Cmon tell me Who's the one that wants to slam it in the door and try to hide it she's a mystery girl Who's the one that wants to kick it on the floor and try to treat it like a scattered rug I'm talkin' 'bout love (who are the mystery girls) Cuz I wanna know (who are the mystery girls) what do ya know about love (who are the mystery girls) Who's the mystery girls (who are the mystery girls) So who's the one that wants to tell 'em what's wrong and tell 'em what don't belong I don't know what's goin' on but i KNOW THAT i'VE BEEN LONGIN' FOR SOME Who's the one that wants to slam it in the door and try to hide it like a mystery girl Who's the one that wants to kick it on the floor and try to beat it like a scattered rug I'm talkin' 'bout love (who are the mystery girls) Cuz I wanna know (who are the mystery girls) So why don't cha tell me (who are the mystery girls) Who's the mystery girls (who are the mystery girls)
(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown Say man, they tell me you think you're pretty good Don't you know you're in my neighborhood They tell me you're pretty fast on your feet you best be at the dance hall down on 14th street, you hear There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown I've got ten notches on my shoes When it comes to dancin I just can't lose They call me the top cat, right in this man's town i just want you to meet me, baby, before the sun goes down There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown All the girls been losin faith in me Don't seem like top cat's great As he once used to be I know I'm good So you better be better When you get yourself out on that floor You better have your steps together There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown Now my reputation has been one of the fastest men alive So I'm gonna see how good you are when I count to five (One) oh man, you better step (Two) You can do better than that (Three)come on baby,you better step aside (Four-Five) And let me get out here and do my jive There's gonna be a showdown There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah
Puss 'N' Boots And now you're walkin' jus' like you're ten foot tall well go ahead Lickity split Better move quick Better not slip Better get hip I don't think it fits Lookin' for a hoot I'm gonna shout, Where'd you get them boots! Just like Puss 'n' Boots I hope you don't get shot for tryin' Oh baby, shot for tryin' Oh little rhinestone target Has to change his name Cause all the boys and girls Think that you're too easy game Don't you know the shoes Is makin' him lame Shut him up boss Keep the change Just like Puss 'n' Boots I hope you don't get shot for tryin' Get shot for tryin' Shot for tryin' There's just one thing That I'm trying to say Sometimes you got to get away some place And now you're walkin' Just like you're ten feet tall Oh, Boy girl that's it all Just like Puss 'n' Boots I hope you don't get shot for tryin' Baby shot for tryin' If all you wanna do is save your face And what you gonna do after this place I'm screamin' help help help Full of grace, now what I say Little rhinestone target Has to change his name All the boys and girls Think he's too easy game Don't you know the boots Are makin' him lame I'm screamin' shut him up boss Keep the change Just like Puss 'n' Boots I hope you don't get shot for tryin' Baby shot for tryin' Well this is one thing that I'm tryin' to say sometimes you got to get away some way Until you're walkin' just like you're ten foot tall Boy girl that should be all Just like you're ten foot tall I sure hope you don't fall oh, When you're ten foot tall Go ahead now Making that split Better move quick Better not slip Better get hip I done plead the fifth Going for a hoot I thought I'd shout Hey where did you get those boots Just like Puss 'n' Boots I hope you don't get shot!
Chatterbox I said Chatterbox I said ya squalk a lot C'mon gimma some lips Yeah Chatterbox I call you up Don't give me no line I'm comin in your home On the chatterline All dressed up I got nowhere to go Seems like fun night On the telephone Said Chatterbox I said ya squalk a lot C'mon gimma some lips Yeah Chatterbox C'mon c'mon c'mon Yeah Chatterbox C'mon c'mon c'mon Yeah Chatterbox I said Chatterbox I said Chatterbox I said ya squalk a lot C'mon gimma some lips Yeah Chatterbox Call you up Don't give me no line I'm comin in your home On the telephone All dressed up I got nowhere to go Seems like fun night On the telephone I said Chatterbox I said ya squalk a lot C'mon gimma some lips Yeah Chatterbox C'mon c'mon c'mon Yeah Chatterbox C'mon c'mon c'mon Yeah Chatterbox I said Chatterbox
Don't Start Me Talkin' Goin' down to Rosie's Gonna talk to Fanny May I gotta tell her what I heard Her boyfriend say But don't you start me talkin' I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm breakin' this signifyin' Because somebody's gotta go Jackie's wife two dollars Gonna get some '?' Because she stepped out on the street, you know ol' George slaps her face He knocks her down And gonna blackeen her eye So when she gets back home Tells her husband a lie Don't you start me talkin' 'Cause I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm breakin' this signifyin' Because somebody's gotta go She borrowed some money Ran on down the beauty shop You know when she honked the horn You know she began to stop and said Come get my baby Goin' down around the block I'm goin' down the beauty shop And get my hair styled Don't you start me talkin' 'Cause I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm breakin' this signifyin' Because somebody's gotta go An' I ain't goin' no further, no! She borrowed some money Ran on down the beauty shop You know when she honked that horn I said that she began to stop and said Come get my baby Bring 'im down around the block I'm screamin' down the beauty shop And get my hair styled Don't you start me talkin' I'll tell ev'rything I know I'm breakin' this signifyin' Because somebody's gotta go
Human Being Well if you don't like it Go ahead, find yourself a saint Go ahead now, Try to find a boy Who's gonna be what I ain't Now what you need is A plastic doll with a fresh coat of paint Who's gonna sit through the madness And always acts so quaint Said yeah yeah yeah With your new friend You're really making a scene And I see you bouncing around From machine to machine And you know They're never real, they're Never what they seem And you can try to generate some warmth And you see just what I mean I said yeah yeah yeah And If I'm acting like a king Well that's cause I'm a human being And if I want too many things Don't you know that I'm a human being And if I've got to dream Baby baby baby yeah I'm a human being And when it gets a bit obscene (wooah) I'm a human being And I've just got to go around With my head hung down Just like a human, babe, An unknown human being And I can hold my head so high Cause I'm a human, a riff raff human being Why won't you give me a little sip Why don't you try me on a drag of that cigarette Why don't you try to give me something that I will never ever forget But now don't you blow it all On a million dollar bet Because you're liable to lose it On the best lovin' you've had yet I'm beggin yeah yeah oh yeah And If I'm acting like a king Well that's cause I'm a human being I want too many things Don't you know that I'm a human being And if I've got to dream I said well, I'm a human being And when it gets a bit obscene (wooah) I'm a human being And I've got to go around With my head hung down Just like a human, babe An unknown human being And I can hold my head so high Cause I'm a human, a riff raff human being In fact I'm talking about the human race You're trying to cover up the big disgrace I said yeah yeah yeah, Oh C'mon C'mon C'mon Yeah, yeah, oh yeah Well I may think that this whole scene is Just a Too appalling for me Or I may be the type who's just a mad about Every little thing that I see Well I can color that with mystery Or make it just what I want it to be While I'm blowing my change on the fan magazines With all the Hollywood refugees, screaming Yeah yeah, oh yeah And If I'm acting like a king I said well, I'm a human being And if I want too many things Don't you know that I'm a human being And if I've got to dream Baby baby, I'm a human being And when it gets a bit obscene (wooah) I'm a human being And I've got to go around With my head hung down Just like a human being We're all just human being And I can hold my head so high Cause I'm a human, a first class human being I'm a human being I'm a human being I'm a human being I'm a human being