[00:00.00] 作曲 : Yvonne Verroca[00:21.18]Jimmy Stokes came from Alabam'[00:24.24]with just the shirt on his back[00:27.54]But with a big determination[00:30.69]to make it big and never come back[00:33.60]He said goodbye to his girl Sue[00:37.26]and left the farm to see what he could do[00:40.20]Came east to the big, hard city[00:43.56]saw the sights, lord have pity[00:59.40]Every move he made seemed to be right[01:02.88]made some good friends, he became tight[01:05.94]Always played it cool, he was never a bore[01:09.24]kept his eyes open always knowin' the score[01:12.12]He waited for his break and took his prize[01:15.42]and as you would assume, he was on the rise[01:18.57]And with a little help from his friends[01:21.78]Jimmy became a business head[01:37.23]Now Jimmy Stokes he was selling cokes[01:40.26]and all the pretty ladies in town[01:42.96]He ran his business and was discreet,[01:46.05]paid every cop on his beat[01:49.50]He rides a big, custom-tone, purple Cadillac[01:52.44]with his name written on the back[01:55.41]If you can't get it and you don't know[01:59.13]all you have to do is ask Jimmy Stokes[02:51.78]Pretty soon power went to his head[02:54.54]he started to treat his friends bad[02:57.84]One night while a big bash at his pad,[03:00.69]a knock on the door, the F.B.I. said,[03:03.21]"Come on Jimmy let's go back to Alabama[03:07.41]with a ball and chain doin' time in the hole,[03:46.02]you are on the chain,[03:47.16]come on Jimmy"