Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Seduction in Noir: Unveiling the Tale Behind the Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress
Lyrics
Saturday night I was down town
Saturday night, downtown, setting the scene.
Working for the F.B.I.
Working undercover for the FBI.
Sitting in a nest of bad men
Surrounded by a group of criminals.
Whiskey bottles piling high
Empty whiskey bottles stacking up.
Boot legging boozer on the west side
Describing a bootlegging drinker on the wrong side of town.
Full of people who are doing wrong
Observing people engaged in illegal activities.
Just about to call up the D.A. man
About to contact the District Attorney.
When I heard this woman singing a song.
Hearing a woman singing a song, interrupting the situation.
A pair of forty fives made me open my eyes
Two handguns catch the narrator's attention.
My temperature started to rise
The sight raises the narrator's excitement.
She was a long cool woman in a black dress
Describing a tall, attractive woman in a black dress.
Just a five nine
Specifying her height (five nine).
Beautiful
Emphasizing her beauty.
Tall
Highlighting her height again.
With just one look I was a bad mess
The narrator is captivated by her with just one look.
Cause that long cool woman had it all.
Summarizing the allure of the woman.
Saw her heading to the table
Seeing her approach a table.
Well a tall walking big black cat
Describing her as a tall, confident figure.
When Charlie said "I hope that you're able
Charlie expresses hope for the narrator.
Boy"
Adding emphasis to Charlie's statement.
Well
Reiterating the woman's understanding.
I'm telling you she knows where it's at
Confirming the woman's awareness of the situation.
Well suddenly we heard a siren
Sudden appearance of a police siren.
And every body started to run
Everyone starts running due to the police.
A jumping out of doors and tables
Panic ensues, people rushing out.
Well I heard somebody shooting a gun.
Gunfire is heard amid the chaos.
Well the D.A. was pumping my left hand
The District Attorney shakes the narrator's hand.
And a she a holding my right
The woman holds the narrator's other hand.
And I told her don't get scared
The narrator reassures her not to be scared.
Cause you're gonna be spared
Predicting her safety.
I gotta be forgiven
The narrator seeks forgiveness for his lifestyle.
If I want to spend my living with
Expressing a desire to be with the long cool woman.
A long cool woman in a black dress
Reiterating the description of the woman.
Just a five nine
Specifying her height again.
Beautiful
Emphasizing her beauty once more.
Tall
Repeating her tall stature.
With just one look I was a bad mess
The narrator's attraction is reiterated.
'Cause that long cool woman had it all
Summarizing the allure of the woman again.
Had it all
Emphasizing that she has it all.
Had it all
Reiterating that she has it all.
Had it all
Concluding by repeating that she has it all.
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