Long Cool Woman (With Chords) The Hollies Saturday night I was down-town workin' for the F.B. I... Sittin' in a nest of bad men whiskey bottles pilin' high Bootleg'n boozer on the west side full of people who're doin' wrong Just about to call up the D-A man when I heard a woman sing a song A pair of 45s made me open my eyes my temperature started to rise, she was A Long cool woman in a black dress, just a 5'9 beautiful tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'cos that long cool woman had it all [Interlude] I saw her head to the table like a tall walkin' big black cat Charlie say I hope you're able boy I tell ya she know where it's at Then suddenly we heard the siren and everybody started to run Jumping out of doors and tables when I heard somebody shootin a gun Well the DA was pumping my left hand and she was holding my right I told her don't get scared 'cos yer gonna be spared I've got to be forgivin' if I wanna spend my livin' with A Long cool woman in a black dress, just a 5'9 beautiful tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'cos that long cool woman had it all Had it all Had it all Had it all Had it all