Gimme The Goods

Throw that bundle out before they get here

Let some shark drag the thing away

I can see the headlights drawing very near

Let me do the talking now just in case fix you face

We can make the border by tomorrow

If your brilliant young Madonna doesn't do us in

We should have given her the shot that you took

And put her away

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here

Oakland California 1948

Stella promised Blackie she was going straight

Now Blackie my main man he takes the major leagues

He could sell Geronimo a string of beads

But Stella could sell Blackie almost anything

He's lucky she ain't yet sold him up the stream

Just one more job could put us back on Easy Street

C'mon baby

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here

I said Blackie you can't listen to the dame

She's gone back on her promise now it's a losing game

But we pulled off the job anyway

And she cursed the day we met

And Blackie took a slug or two he won't forget

By now the kerbs were shining with the falling rain

And I kept dousing Blackie just to keep him sane

I'm wondering if it's over now or just my fevered brain

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here

Gimme the goods and half of the action

You get the dame and get away

For me it's too late

But you can go straight back to the East Bay

Outta here