July 23, 2002

• I’ve had this song running in my head for days and days.  Now it’s your turn.  Enjoy.

  
  

  Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots
  The Cheers

  
  

  Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

  
  

   -charted by The Cheers at # 6 in 1955  

  
  

  He wore black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
  And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
  He had a hopped-up ‘cicle that took off like a gun
  That fool was the terror of Highway 101 

  
  

  Well, he never washed his face and he never combed his hair
  He had axle grease imbedded underneath his fingernails
  On the muscle of his arm was a red tattoo
  A picture of a heart saying “Mother, I love you” 

  
  

  He had a pretty girlfriend by the name of Mary Lou
  But he treated her just like he treated all the rest
  And everybody pitied her and everybody knew
  He loved that doggone motorcycle best

  
  

  He wore black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
  And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
  He had a hopped-up ‘cicle that took off like a gun
  That fool was the terror of Highway 101  

  
  

  Mary Lou, poor girl, she pleaded and she begged him not to leave
  She said “I’ve got a feeling if you ride tonight I’ll grieve.”
  But her tears were shed in vain and her every word was lost
  In the rumble of his engine and the smoke from his exhaust 

  
  

  Then he took off like the Devil and there was fire in his eyes!!
  He said “I’ll go a thousand miles before the sun can rise.”
  But he hit a screamin’ diesel that was California-bound
  And when they cleared the wreckage, all they found

  
  

   Was his black denim trousers and motorcycle boots
  And a black leather jacket with an eagle on the back
  But they couldn’t find the ‘cicle that took off like a gun
  And they never found the terror of Highway 1 oh 1.

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