"The Touchables In Brooklyn" lyrics - DICKIE GOODMAN

Brooklyn, New York, July 4th, 1939 - A day for fireworks.
Murder Incorporated received a contract to rub out Elliott Fress.
Stuttering Sam Goldman gave the order:

[From 'Blue Moon' by The Marcels]
Bomp-a-bomp-bomp....
Dang-a-dang.....

The job was given to Babyface Latka, notorious East New York trigger man.
As Fress stepped from his headquarters.....[machine gun fire]
His gun still smoking, Babyface called
Stuttering Sam and gave his report:

[From 'Baby Sittin' Boogie' by Buzz Clifford]
Boogie, boogie, boogie, all night

Hearing the good news, Stuttering Sam rewarded
Him with Gangland's highest tribute:

[From 'Baby Blue' by The Echoes]
You're my baby blue

But Elliott Fress was still alive.
Murder Incorporated took care of Babyface.
New York police found his body buried in:

[From 'A Hundred Pounds of Clay' by Gene McDaniels]
A hundred pounds of clay

The following day, Canary Cone, another killer,
Disguised as a messenger, delivered a small package
To the home of Elliott Fress.
As the door opened, Canary sang:

[From 'Dedicated To the One I Love' by The Shirelles]
This is dedicated to the one I love

[sound of explosion]

Realizing he was in the wrong house,
The killer looked down at his victim and said:

[From 'Pony Time' by Chubby Checker]
It's Pony time, get up!

Taken into custody, Cone made a full confession.
Armed with this evidence, the Touchables
Surrounded a Brooklyn warehouse,
Headquarters of Murder Incorporated.
Fress called to Stuttering Sam:

[From 'Surrender' by Elvis Presley]
Oh my darling, please surrender

From inside came the answer....[sound of machine gun fire]

After a brief gun battle, Stuttering Sam stumbled
From the building, screaming:

[From 'That's It-I Quit-I'm Movon' On' by Sam Cooke]
That's it. I Quit.

Aftraid he might talk, the National Crime Syndicate
Sent two killers disguised as police to the hotel where
He was being held. Terrified he pleaded:

[From 'I Don't Want To Cry' by Chuck Jackson]
I don't want to cry

He cried but not for long.....[sound of machine gun fire]

Mortally wounded, Stuttering Sam fell from
A seventeenth story window. His final words were:

[From 'Blue Moon' by The Marcels]
Bomp-a-bomp-bomp.......
Dang-a-dang.....

This was the end of Murder Incorporated.
Called to Washington for official ceremonies,
The Touchables were asked what dangerous assignment
They would like next.

"We would like our own television show!"