Johnny "Guitar" Watson

It is three hours past midnight
And my baby's nowhere around
Yes three hours past midnight
And my baby's nowhere around

Well, I listen so hard to hear her footsteps
I ain't even heard a sound
Well, I toss and tumble on my pillow
But I just can't close my eyes

Oh, I toss and tumble on my pillow
But I just can't close my eyes
If my baby don't come back pretty soon
Yes, I just can't be satisfied now

Look out
Look out
Keep right on

Well, I tried so hard to take
But my baby's drivin' me insane
Well, I tried so hard to take
Oh yeah

But my baby's drivin' me insane
Well if she's don't come back pretty soon
Yeah, gonna catch that midnight train
Yeah

Everybody rappin' and talkin' 'bout nothin' and makin' 'em sexy sounds
And in the meantime and in-between-time I'm down here on the ground.
But now, I'm not complainin' about what's pertainin' to my present status quo
About things gettin' hard, ooh, my God ??inflation??I know you know. Listen:

Now just yesterday I'd like to say before I got on my bed.
Now I was already tired on the for-real side and a few bills I'd have got to pay??
Now my phone rang and a cute little girl began to sing this tune,
She said: ??Mr. Watson I'd like to inform you your phone is turned off at noon!??

Now that came to me as no surprise, 'cause last week I went up the coast,
I met a cute little girl that was all the way live and callin' her I thought was the most!
She had them great big eyes and 'em great big legs and it gave my body a chill.
So, you know, I never thought about the cost and, no ??a telephone bill!

So I just kept on rappin', my hands got clappin', havin' myself a ball,
Eh, ah ??you know, it slipped my mind it was at the same time I was makin' a long distance call.
So that day before yesterday I ran into the problem just making them calls an hollers
And I picked up the envelope that contained my bill ??guess what: 500 dollars!

Now, the next time I call this big-leg-cutie to make myself a date
I'm gonna call that girl way after nine and get me the evening rate!
Now, I ain't gonna tell her, shh, ain't gonna tell her nothin' to blow my frown thing,
But it'll be way, way, way after nine when she'll hear her telephone ring!

Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
I said: ring it! Ring it! Have yourself a thrill!
And when you ring it, ring it: watch your phone bill!

Now I paid the bill and the deal was real and my talking resumed and all.
A, ah, I said: from now on, pal, I must stick to my local calls!
Now, a few weeks passed, and I would just guess ??y-you know what I'm talkin' about ??
I say, when I got the bill the figure was so low, I was impressed! Knock me out!

Now, shortly that after something stopped my laughter, I was upside diggin' in the yard,
Heard a ??ding??and I heard a ??dong????it was the phone! Ooh, my Lord!
Say, I dropped my shovel and my body I levelled and I made me a 100-yard dash
And then I straightened up my clothes and I blew my nose through a kleenex in the trash.

I composed myself and I picked up the phone and I was still kinda huffin' and puffin'
And the operator said ??would you accept a collect call?????I said: ??Ain't that nothin'???
But, uh, I was just cool, 'cause, you know, I didn't wanna be no fool, and, see, I didn't know who it was ??
It was the big-legged cutie from up off the coast tellin' me that she was in love!

Then, now, for three whole minutes I planned to talk ??not now you all know I ain't never lied!
But, in love or not, I planned to stop when the third minute arrived!
I went three minutes past ??it occured to me: ooh! She might talk a week!
I-I said: ??I'm sorry, Baby, look, I gotta go!????She was a telephone freak!

She said: ??Oh, Johnny, talk a little longer! With you I'm so in love!??
I said: ??I know, where you're comin' from, I can dig it! I gotta go rehearse at the club!??
She said: ??Well, if you gotta go rehearse I'll call you later, there's some I gotta tell you what's on my mind!??
I said: ??Well, yeah okay, Baby, you can call me back ??anytime after nine!??

Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Why don't you ring it? Ring it? Ring that telephone?
And when you ring it, ring it, have yourself a thrill!
And ring it, ring it: watch your phone bill

Everybody rappin' and talkin' 'bout nothin' and makin' 'em sexy sounds
And in the meantime and in-between-time I'm down here on the ground.
But now, I'm not complainin' about what's pertainin' to my present status quo
About things gettin' hard, ooh, my God ??inflation??I know you know. Listen:

Now just yesterday I'd like to say before I got on my bed.
Now I was already tired on the for-real side and a few bills I'd have got to pay??
Now my phone rang and a cute little girl began to sing this tune,
She said: ??Mr. Watson I'd like to inform you your phone is turned off at noon!??

Now that came to me as no surprise, 'cause last week I went up the coast,
I met a cute little girl that was all the way live and callin' her I thought was the most!
She had them great big eyes and 'em great big legs and it gave my body a chill.
So, you know, I never thought about the cost and, no ??a telephone bill!

So I just kept on rappin', my hands got clappin', havin' myself a ball,
Eh, ah ??you know, it slipped my mind it was at the same time I was makin' a long distance call.
So that day before yesterday I ran into the problem just making them calls an hollers
And I picked up the envelope that contained my bill ??guess what: 500 dollars!

Now, the next time I call this big-leg-cutie to make myself a date
I'm gonna call that girl way after nine and get me the evening rate!
Now, I ain't gonna tell her, shh, ain't gonna tell her nothin' to blow my frown thing,
But it'll be way, way, way after nine when she'll hear her telephone ring!

Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
I said: ring it! Ring it! Have yourself a thrill!
And when you ring it, ring it: watch your phone bill!

Now I paid the bill and the deal was real and my talking resumed and all.
A, ah, I said: from now on, pal, I must stick to my local calls!
Now, a few weeks passed, and I would just guess ??y-you know what I'm talkin' about ??
I say, when I got the bill the figure was so low, I was impressed! Knock me out!

Now, shortly that after something stopped my laughter, I was upside diggin' in the yard,
Heard a ??ding??and I heard a ??dong????it was the phone! Ooh, my Lord!
Say, I dropped my shovel and my body I levelled and I made me a 100-yard dash
And then I straightened up my clothes and I blew my nose through a kleenex in the trash.

I composed myself and I picked up the phone and I was still kinda huffin' and puffin'
And the operator said ??would you accept a collect call?????I said: ??Ain't that nothin'???
But, uh, I was just cool, 'cause, you know, I didn't wanna be no fool, and, see, I didn't know who it was ??
It was the big-legged cutie from up off the coast tellin' me that she was in love!

Then, now, for three whole minutes I planned to talk ??not now you all know I ain't never lied!
But, in love or not, I planned to stop when the third minute arrived!
I went three minutes past ??it occured to me: ooh! She might talk a week!
I-I said: ??I'm sorry, Baby, look, I gotta go!????She was a telephone freak!

She said: ??Oh, Johnny, talk a little longer! With you I'm so in love!??
I said: ??I know, where you're comin' from, I can dig it! I gotta go rehearse at the club!??
She said: ??Well, if you gotta go rehearse I'll call you later, there's some I gotta tell you what's on my mind!??
I said: ??Well, yeah okay, Baby, you can call me back ??anytime after nine!??

Ring it! Ring it! Ring that telephone!
Why don't you ring it? Ring it? Ring that telephone?
And when you ring it, ring it, have yourself a thrill!
And ring it, ring it: watch your phone bill

Is it a bird, is it a plane?
But beyond is lover
Is it a bird, is it a plane?
It's the superman lover

I'm stronger than a locomotive, yeah
That old saying is true
But I can't understand sometimes, babe
Why I'm so weak for you

Listen
I can leap tall buildings in a single bound
When it come to getting over you, baby
Well, I can't get off the ground

But they call me the Superman lover, yeah
They'd call me the Superman lover, yeah
But something's wrong, something's wrong with me, it's you
Something's wrong, yeah, yes, it is

Faster than a speeding bullet
I've out flown a few, yes, I have
But I must be flying awful slow sometime, babe
I can't keep up with you

I got X-ray vision
And I can see, see through steel too babe
I know there's something wrong with me
'Cos I can't see through you

But they call me the Superman lover, yeah
They'd call me the Superman lover, yeah
But something's wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
There's something wrong with me, yes, it is

Look, look up in the sky
Come on look, look, look
And you'll see me flying by
Why don't you just look, look
And if you do, come on and look, look
I'm flying straight to you

They call me the Superman lover, yeah
They'd call me the Superman lover, yeah
But something's wrong, something's wrong with me, it's you

Look, look up in the sky
Come on look, look, look
And you'll see me flying by
Why don't you just look, look
And if you do, come on and look, look
I'm flying straight to you

They call me the Superman lover, yeah
They'd call me the Superman lover, yeah
But something's wrong, something's wrong with me, it's you
Something wrong, oh, yes, it is

Is it a bird, is it a plane?
What did you discover?
It's the superman, madam

Lovin' you it seemed to me
Is everything that it should be
Lovin' you the way I do
Should be gritty clear to you

You've got a thang for me
Even the blind could see
Something you got, you can't beat it - no

Well, girl, I need it - girl, I need it
That thang - that thang
Girl, girl, I need it - girl, I need it
That thang - that thang
Baby, babe, I need it - I need it
Oh yeah - oh yeah
Babe, babe, I need it

Something you got weakens me
I give in like 1-2-3
Sometime I do somethin' wrong
We hug and kiss and it's all gone
Ain't that cold

You've got a thang for me
Even the blind could see
Something you got, can't beat it - no

No, that's why girl, I need it - girl, I need it
Yeh-boo-boo-boo-boo-boo-boo - eh-boo-boo-boo-boo-boo-boo
I need it
That thang - that thang
That thang - that thang
Girl, I need it - I need it
That thang - that thang - that thang
Girl, I need it - girl, I need it - ow

Got to tell it like it is
Love will last a million years
It sure did open up my nose
You kept the dose so it can't goes

You've got a thang for me
Even the blind could see
Something you got, you sure can't beat it

Jesse James and Frank James
Billy Kid, all the rest
Supposed to be some bad cats
Out in the West
But when they dug me
And my gangster ways
They hung up their guns
And made it to the grave

Cause I'm a gangster of love
Say I'm a gangster of love
Well now
When I walk down the street
All the girls that I meet
Say he's a gangster of love
Yeah

I robbed the local beauty contest
For their first place winner
They found her with me out in Hollywood
Eating a big steak dinner
They tried to get her to go back
To pick up her prize
She stood up and told them
You just don't realize

That he's a gangster of love
Early in the morning, gangster of love
Ooh yeah, now
When I walk in a bar
Girls from, from near and far
Say he's a gangster of love
Oh let me invade a little

I jump on my white horse, Cadillac
I ride across the border line
I rope sixty five girls
I kiss them all the same time
I take twenty five or thirty
I'd put them all on a freight
A million dollar reward for me
Each and every state
The Sheriff says, is you Guitar Watson?
In a very deep voice
I say, yes sir, brother Sheriff, and that's your wife on the back of my horse

Cause I'm a gangster of love
Yeah, I'm a gangster of love
Hey, yeah
When I walk down the street
All the girls that I meet
Say he's a gangster of love