YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Back

Words and music by Jim Croce

Uptown's got ... <E>

The Bowry's got ....

Forty-second street's got ...

He's a pool-shootin' .. <E7>

Well he's big and dumb .... <A7> <B7>

But he's stronger than ...

And when the <B7>bad ....<A7>together at night

You know they <B7>all ....<A7>"boss"

(Just be<E>cause ...)

(They say ...)

CHORUS:

You don't <A7>tug on ...<E7>cape

You don't <A7>spit ....<E7>wind

You don't <A7>pull the mask of ....

And you <B7>don't<A7> mess ....<E7>Jim

(Ba-doo-da-doo-doo <A7>doo-doo....<B7>7x)

Well out of South Alabama come .....

(And everybody say, Jack -- don't you know that...)

(CHORUS)

Well a hush fell over the .....

You don't tug on ....