That's What He Said

Bring in Jim Conley!
Lemme see! Watch out! (What's he gonna say?)
Who's Jim? Jim Conley?
Why they gonna call that man? (Wait a minute!) (Watch out!)
Looka this!
What's he gonna say about?
What's he gonna say? (Watch out! Look! Jimmy!)
Will ya looka that? (He's no good - No damn good) (Puttin' on airs!)
Slick as an onion! (Who's this?) (What's he gonna do?)
What's he doin'? (He's askin' him a question!) (What's he gonna say?)

He tol' me to watch the door
"Watch the door" - that's what he said
That's what he said - I should make sure
No one came and interrupted
Well, I'd say once or twice a month
He'd tell me, "Jim, you watch the door -
I got a lady comin'
I got a lady comin'"
Like I said, once or twice a month
There'd be a lady come to call
And he'd say, "Jim, you watch the door"
That's what he said
And once, I remember there were two ladies
Another time, there was this young black gentleman from Chicago (Objection!)
All right, then, Jim, will you tell us about the mornin' of April 26th?

The day of the parade? (Uh-huh)
He tol' me to watch the door
"Watch the door," that's what he said
That's what he said, "I got a girl
She'll be comin' up to see me
She's a very pretty girl"
He said, "Don't let me catch you lookin' at
Miss Mary Perkins"
That's what he called her, I think, uh-huh
"Miss Mary Perkins"
So when this Mary came to call
I kep' my eyes down to the floor
'Cause Mr. Frank said not to look
That's what he said

Next thing, I hear Mr. Frank yellin' somethin'
So I runs upstairs, and I opens the door, and Mr. Frank looks up
He said, "We were playin' a game!
Playin' a game!" That's what he said -
That's what he said, and little Mary's
Kinda crumpled in the corner
He said, "You don't understand -
She didn't want to play the game
And so I went and hit her -
You see, I had to hit her"
He told me I should go and look
He said she's actin' like she's sick
And I said, "Lawd, that chil' is dead!"
That's what I said!

And he said, "No! No!
It ain't my fault that girl is dead!"
He said, "No! No!"
That's what he said
(That's what he said!)
He said, "No! No!"
And his eyes were wild and his face was red
He said, "No!" (No!)
"No!" (No!)
That's what he said!
(That's what he said, that's what he, what he said)
(He said that's, that's what he said)
He said, "Gotta get her out -
Let's get her out!" That's what he said (That's what he said)
And so I found me
This ol' gunny sack and wrapped 'er
He said, "You're a good boy, Jim -
I know you won't tell no one nothin' -
Here's a hundred dollars!"
(No! It can't be true!)
I got a hundred dollars
(God! What can we do?)
And so I put her on my back
We took the elevator down
He said, "Jus' throw her on the ground!"
That's what he said
(That's what he said)
Yes, he said
"No!" (No!)
"No!" (No!)
"There ain't no reason I should hang!"
He said, "No!" (No!)
"No!" (No!)
That's what he said!
(That's what he said!)
He said, "No!" (No!)
"No!" (No!)
"There ain't no reason I should hang -
You got money in your pocket and there's plenty more o' that -
I got wealthy friends an' fam'ly, and a wife who's dumb and fat -
I got rich folks out in Brooklyn if I need somewheres to go
And these stupid rednecks never gonna know!"
(Hang 'im!)
"No!"
(Hang 'im!)
"It ain't my fault that girl is dead!" (Hang the Jew!)
He said, "No!" (Hang 'im!)
"No!" (Hang 'im!)
That's what he said! (Make 'im pay!)
He said, "No!" (Get 'im!)
"No!" (Now!)
And his eyes were wild and his face was red
He said, "No!" (Hang 'im!)
(Hang 'im! Hang 'im!) No!
(Hang the killer!)
People of Atlanta! (Kill 'im! Kill 'im! Kill 'im! Make 'im pay!)
Raise your voices! (Get 'im! Yes! Get 'im!)
Raise your voices high (Kill 'im! Get 'im!)
For Mary! (Nail 'im! Now!)
(Hang 'im! Hang 'im!)
High! (Hang 'im! Hang 'im!)
High! (Hang 'im! Hang 'im!)
Hang 'im!