The Hollies

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)

(Allan Clarke/Roger Cook/Roger Greenaway)

Track 7 on album 'Distant Light' june 1971

and single release february 1972



{Creedence-like guitar intro}



{Allan Clarke sings without any backing vocals:}

Saturday night I was downtown

Working for the FBI

Sitting in a nest of bad men

Whisky bottles piling high.



Bootlegging boozer on the west side

Full of people who are doing wrong.

Just about to call up the DA man

when I heard this woman singing a song



A pair of 45's made me open my eyes

My temperature started to rise

She was a long cool woman in a black dress

Just a 5'9, beautiful tall

With just one look I was a bad mess

'Cos that long cool woman had it all.



{guitar interlude}



Whoa



I saw her headin' to the table

Well a tall walking big black cat.

When Charlie said I hope that you're able boy

Well I'm telling you she knows where it's at.

Well suddenly we heard the sirens

and everybody started to run

A jumping out of doors and tables

Well I heard somebody shooting a gun.



Well the DA was pumping my left hand

And then she was a-holding my right

Well I told her don't get scared

'Cos you're gonna be spared

Well I've gotta be forgiven

if I wanna spend my living

with a long cool woman in a black dress

Just a 5'9 beautiful tall.

Well, with just one look I was a bad mess

'Cos that long cool woman had it all.



Had it all

Had it all

Had it all

Had it all

Had it all

Oooh

Had it all



{guitar fade out}