Now the south side of Chicago is (it's) the baddest part of town And if you (you're gonna) go down there, you better (just) beware Of a man (cat) named Leroy Brown Now Leroy (Brown) he's trouble, and he stands about six feet four All the downtown ladies call him: "treetop lover," the studs they call him: "Sir" (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog Now Leroy he's a gambler, and he likes (digs) his (those) fancy clothes He likes to wave his (that) (great big / big fat) (shinny) diamond ring(s) Under (In front of) everybody's nose He's got a custom Continental, he's got an El Dorado too He's got a 22 (32) gun in his pocket for fun He's got a razor in his (the razor in the) shoe (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong, and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog Now Friday - 'bout a week ago, Leroy shootin' dice And at the end (edge) of the bar, sat (was) a lady (chick) named Dorris (Morris) Man she sure looked nice And (Well/Then) he laid his eyes upon her, That's when the big scene (trouble soon) began And Leroy Brown he learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong, (and) (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog
Now the south side of Chicago is (it's) the baddest part of town And if you (you're gonna) go down there, you better (just) beware Of a man (cat) named Leroy Brown Now Leroy (Brown) he's trouble, and he stands about six feet four All the downtown ladies call him: "treetop lover," the studs they call him: "Sir" (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog Now Leroy he's a gambler, and he likes (digs) his (those) fancy clothes He likes to wave his (that) (great big / big fat) (shinny) diamond ring(s) Under (In front of) everybody's nose He's got a custom Continental, he's got an El Dorado too He's got a 22 (32) gun in his pocket for fun He's got a razor in his (the razor in the) shoe (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong, and (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog Now Friday - 'bout a week ago, Leroy shootin' dice And at the end (edge) of the bar, sat (was) a lady (chick) named Dorris (Morris) Man she sure looked nice And (Well/Then) he laid his eyes upon her, That's when the big scene (trouble soon) began And Leroy Brown he learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man (Yeah) He's bad, bad Leroy Brown, meanest (baddest) man (cat) in the whole damn town Badder that old King Kong, (and) (he's) meaner that a junkyard dog
