Skinny Jim

by Eddie Cochran

Ray Edward 'Eddie' Cochran (October 3, 1938–April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll pioneer who, in his brief career, had a small but lasting influence on rock music through his guitar playing. Cochran's rockabilly songs, such as "C'mon Everybody", "Somethin' Else", and "Summertime Blues", captured teenage frustration and desire in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He experimented with multitrack recording and overdubbing even on his earliest singles, and was also able to play piano, bass and drums. His image as a sharply dressed, rugged but good-looking young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the Fifties rocker, and in death he achieved an iconic status.



Well, I know a guy who's made 'o bone and skin
Women, but they ravin' 'bout skinny Jim
Skinny Jim, hoo, man, skinny Jim
Oh, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

Hoo, well, I went to a party with skinny Jim
My baby came with me, but she left with him 
Skinny Jim, hoo, man, skinny Jim
Hmm, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

Well, Jim got charm, he got class
All the women love him oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Skinny Jim, hoo, man, skinny Jim
Oh, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

B-boom, skinny Jim
Hoo, b-boom, skinny Jim
Hoo, b-boom, skinny Jim
Hoo, b-boom, skinny Jim

Oh, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

Well, I went to a party with skinny Jim
My baby came with me, but she left with him 
Skinny Jim, hoo, man, skinny Jim
Hmm, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

Well, Jim got charm, he got class
All the women love him oh yeah yeah yeah
Skinny Jim, hoo, man, skinny Jim
Hmm, well, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

One more time, b-boom, skinny Jim
Hoo, b-boom, skinny Jim
Hoo, b-boom, skinny Jim
Hmm, b-boom, skinny Jim
Oh, yes, yes, yes, all the gals love him, skinny Jim

Written by: EDDIE COCHRAN, JERRY NEAL CAPEHART

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