xLeroy:Jack Scott.
#1 in 1958.
INTRO:
A
Ahhh..mmmm ahhh..mmmm Ahhhh..mmmm Ahhh..mmmmm
#1.
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I know a boy, he was never blue,
now he lives in cellblock two.
I don't know just why he's blue,
A7
Leroy, what'd you do?
CHORUS:
D
Well, Leroy's back in jail again.
A
Leroy's back in jail again.
E
I don't know why, why he's blue.
A
Leroy, what'd you do?
#2.
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Went to the judge, said dig it, man, wail.
I'm here and I got Leroy's bail.
Judge said, son don't you tell me no tale..
A7
Leroy, he's gonna stay in jail.
CHORUS:
D
Well, Leroy's back in jail again.
A
Leroy's back in jail again.
E
I don't know why, why he's blue.
A
Leroy, what'd you do?
(INTERLUDE:SAX:)
#3.
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Now Leroy says, man you tried your best.
Now I'm here, gonna take a rest.
I've seen Minny, she's got the blues,
A7
she let you wear my long pointed shoes.
CHORUS:
D
Well, Leroy's back in jail again.
A
Leroy's back in jail again.
E
I don't know why, why he's blue.
A
Leroy, what'd you do?
(INTERLUDE:SAX)
#4.
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Now Leroy's heart is a bowl of hate.
Leroy, he just can't go straight.
Tell my Minny, I can't keep my date,
A7
I'm gonna be about six months late.
CHORUS:
D
Well, Leroy's back in jail again.
A
Leroy's back in jail again.
E
I don't know why, why he's blue.
A
Leroy, what'd you do?
OUTRO:
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Leroy, what'd you do? (x3) Leroy!
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
