My name is Norman, Lou Norman I’ve been in this business for fifteen years If people have a problem and don’t wanna talk to the police They wanna talk to me So, this Friday afternoon I got a phone call Young lady asked me to go downtown
What the hell is a girl like Mandy Cooper Doing at the lower Manhattan Ocean Club? Looking like a Texan model And with a voice like Mahalia Jackson
She don’t need to work in slots like this She got the pair of blue eyes that look green to me And then she approached me Oh, boy
Miss Cooper, I suppose? Let’s stop playing games I’m on the job here, let’s come to terms She tried to wind me up with some nonsense About an ex-boyfriend who was giving her a hard time
I said, “Listen, honey, we all know you can help yourself If you want me to work on your case Let’s get things straight and now” Oh, boy
Nobody is ever gonna damage your career With a voice like this and a pair of eyes You’re gonna be huge in any business You still don’t smoke?
I need to drink and maybe you’ll join me Looks better for the chappy over there Looks like old friends Meeting after a hard night’s work
I walked to the corner slowly Wanted to ask Mr. Big here for a light He turned around
I put a quarter into the jukebox And played a beautiful Ave Maria When I turned around, Miss Cooper had gone