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Danny's All-Star Joint Lyrics
Downstairs at danny's all-star joint
They got a juke box that goes doyt-doyt
The vice is nice, they stay in the back all day
But when the nighttime comes, hey-hey
There's this cat down there that makes a bad kinda soup
I come around struttin' my luck in my shoop coupe
Cecil gives me coffee
And he won't never take my coin
I say, "I got thirty dollars in my pocket!
Whatchoo doin'?"
I holler, "Come on, Cecil, take a dollar!
Come on, Cecil, take a ten!
I've finally geared up into a whole buncha big ones
And you're actin' like I'm down-shiftin'"
He knows all the under-riders on the boulevard
They got to barefoot cruise when it's forty-weight hard
They look particularly dead-beat
Permanently pale
Cecil picks up his butcher knife
Waves it at the jail
The kid say, "I ain't got no dough, Joe, I just want some o.j"
I said, "Don't look at me" (Cuz he was lookin' my way)
Cecil wink upon him some juice and some green
And the kid walks over and puts the quarter in the pinball machine
And he says, "Come on, Cec, gimme a dollar
Come on Cecil gimme five
I'm in a half-way house on a one-way street
And I'm a quarter past left alive"
He can talk about your people in a wonderful way
He can talk about your people 'til your hair turns grey
Your sister's into mustard, she loves to walk the pup
She likes the pickles and the relish, she never gets enough
A Hershey milkshake steamin' on a stick
Or a Carte Blanche sandwich, oh, lettuce get thick
It's not because I'm dirty, it's not because I'm clean
It's not because I kiss the boys behind the magazines
Hey boys, how 'bout a fight?
'Cause here comes Rickie with the girdle on tight
And if she don't know your name, she knows what you got
From your matzo balls to the chicken-in-the-pot
Chicken-in-the-pot
Chicken-in-the-pot
Chicken
Downstairs at Danny's all star joint
They got a jukebox that goes doyt-doyt
A finger-snappin' deluxe to make your bebop bap
And your R&B go hep-scat
You can't break the rules until you know how to play the game
But if you just wanna have a little fun
You can mention my name
Keep your feet in the street
Your toes in the lawn
But keep your business in your pocket, mister
Where it belongs
Come on Cecil, take a dollar
Ah, come on Cecil, take a tip
Hey, do yourself a favour, if she offers it, take it
But, honey, don't give it away if he don't appreciate it
i just found a mix tape my dad made in the mid to late 80s and this is the last song on it...i guess its not very popular since im the first one to write about it
This song's great. Has a great atmosphere to it, and even though I'm an Aussie, I can still feel as though it's authentic. It should be, in any case, because Rickie Lee Jones was a street-kid before she became well-known. I love that line: "I'm in a halfway house on a one-way street, and I'm a quarter past left alive." Shame I'm only the second to comment on it . . .
@NellieWhiskey I love that line too!
@NellieWhiskey I love that line too!
Just getting into Rickie Lee Jones. This is definitely my favorite song from her first album. Jazzy atmosphere, totally sounds like a place I'd want to hang out. Another stand out is "Weasel and the White Boys Cool".
This is just a great song, got such a great beat, great sax. This album of Ricki-Lees just never dates. I have turned my daughter onto it now too.