Biography:
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.
Early life
Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill
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Other songs:
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- I've Got A Name
- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
- A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
- Another Day Another Town
- Bad Boy Leroy Brown
- Ball Of Kerrymuir
- Big Wheel
- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
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WELL, THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS THE BADDEST PART OF TOWN
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AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE YOU BETTER JUST BEWARE
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OF A MAN NAME OF LEROY BROWN
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NOW LEROY MORE THAN TROUBLE, YOU SEE HE STAND ABOUT SIX FOOT FOUR B7
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ALL THE DOWNTOWN LADIES CALL HIM TREETOP LOVER
D7 G ALL THE MEN JUST CALL HIM SIR
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AND HE’S BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
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THE BADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN B7 C
BADDER THAN OL’ KING KONG
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NOW, LEROY, HE’S A GAMBLER, AND HE LIKES HIS FANCY CLOTHES
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AND HE LIKES TO WAVE HIS DIAMOND RINGS
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IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY’S NOSE
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HE GOT A CUSTOM CONTINENTAL, HE GOT AN EL DORADO TOO B7 C
HE GOT A .32 GUN IN HIS POCKET FOR FUN
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AND A RAZOR IN HIS SHOE (CHORUS)
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WELL, FRIDAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LEROY’S SHOOTIN’ DICE
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AND AT THE EDGE OF THE BAR SAT A GIRL NAME OF DORIS
D7 G AND OH THAT GIRL LOOK NICE
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WELL, HE CAST HIS EYES UPON HER AND THE TROUBLE SOON BEGAN
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AND LEROY BROWN LEARNED A LESSON ‘BOUT MESSIN’ D7 G
WITH THE WIFE OF A JEALOUS MAN (CHORUS)
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WELL, THE TWO MEN TOOK TO FIGHTING
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AND WHEN THEY PULLED THEM FROM THE FLOOR B7 C
LEROY LOOKED LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE
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WITH A COUPLE OF PIECES GONE (CHORUS 2X)
WELL, THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS THE BADDEST PART OF TOWN
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AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE YOU BETTER JUST BEWARE
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OF A MAN NAME OF LEROY BROWN
G G A7
A7
NOW LEROY MORE THAN TROUBLE, YOU SEE HE STAND ABOUT SIX FOOT FOUR B7
C
ALL THE DOWNTOWN LADIES CALL HIM TREETOP LOVER
D7 G ALL THE MEN JUST CALL HIM SIR
G G
AND HE’S BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
A7 A7
THE BADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN B7 C
BADDER THAN OL’ KING KONG
|D C| G MEANER THAN A JUNKYARD DOG
G G A7 A7
NOW, LEROY, HE’S A GAMBLER, AND HE LIKES HIS FANCY CLOTHES
B7 C
AND HE LIKES TO WAVE HIS DIAMOND RINGS
D7 G
IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY’S NOSE
G G A7 A7
HE GOT A CUSTOM CONTINENTAL, HE GOT AN EL DORADO TOO B7 C
HE GOT A .32 GUN IN HIS POCKET FOR FUN
D7 G
AND A RAZOR IN HIS SHOE (CHORUS)
G G A7 A7
WELL, FRIDAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LEROY’S SHOOTIN’ DICE
B7 C
AND AT THE EDGE OF THE BAR SAT A GIRL NAME OF DORIS
D7 G AND OH THAT GIRL LOOK NICE
G G A7
A7
WELL, HE CAST HIS EYES UPON HER AND THE TROUBLE SOON BEGAN
B7 C
AND LEROY BROWN LEARNED A LESSON ‘BOUT MESSIN’ D7 G
WITH THE WIFE OF A JEALOUS MAN (CHORUS)
G G
WELL, THE TWO MEN TOOK TO FIGHTING
A7 A7
AND WHEN THEY PULLED THEM FROM THE FLOOR B7 C
LEROY LOOKED LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE
D7 G
WITH A COUPLE OF PIECES GONE (CHORUS 2X)
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