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Artist: Carl Carlton
Canonical path: /carl-carlton/shoeshine-shuffle
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Shoeshine shuffle
Read Shoeshine shuffle lyrics by Carl Carlton on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Shoeshine shuffle
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He's a small town gambler with a back-pack full of cash
Overdue depth in Vegas, bound to jump the lash
He pulled a loaded 45 when his chips went down'
Now watch him burn his green in the joints all over town
Gamblin'- ramblin' his heart starts trembling
When the police knocked he was out to lunch
Well, if you take it, don't break it, watch it if you shake it
Tough guys don't dance even if they get a chance
Left-right-shoe-shine-shuffle
Face to the wall with your hands handcuffled
Too late to realize, you ain't no fortunate son
And it's bye-bye-Johnny
Just another opportunity gone
He's a low rider with a red-hot-top
Watch him cruisin' down the strip like he's never gonna stop
He got it all wrong when the dealer said: "this car is hot, boy"
He meant the license not the rig the fool's now got
Reelin', wheelin', chasin' down the highway
20 miles outta town they brought the sucker down
sued and busted, his ol'folks are disgusted
and the judge and the jury sing that same ol'song
Left-right-shoe-shine-shuffle
Face to the wall with your hands handcuffled
Too late to realize, you ain't no fortunate son
And it's bye-bye-Johnny
Just another opportunity gone
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Carl Carlton performs "Shoeshine shuffle", and this lyric page sits inside the Carl Carlton catalog on LyroVerse.
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