(One, two, three,) (Hey!) (I shot Mr. Lee.) Oh-oh.
(Three, four, five,) (Hey!) (I got tired of his jive.) Oh-oh.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should've never...)) Oh-oh.

((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-oh.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-no.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-oh.

((A-woh-wo-wo,)) oh-oh ((we should'vd never...)) Oh-no.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...))/Oh-oh.


Shouldn'ta never met a sweetie,
(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)
He shouldnta never met me.

(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)
Shouldn'ta never met a sweetie,
(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)

He shouldnta never met me.
(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)
Now his memory,

(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)
Is down in history.
(Woh-wo-wo, we shoulda never...)


He was a real cool cat.
(He was a real cool cat.)

(Ooooo.)/And wore a high-top hat.
(He wore a high-top hat.)
(Ahhhh.)/He was a real cool cat.

(He was a real cool cat.)
(Ooooo.)/And wore a high-top hat.
(He wore a high-top hat.)

(Ohhhh.)/He was a handsome cat.
(He was a handsome cat.)
(Ooooo.)/All the girls loved that.

(And all the girls loved that.)

I said-a,

((A-woh-wo-wo, we should've never...)) Oh-oh.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-oh.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-no.

((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...)) Oh-oh.
((A-woh-wo-wo,)) oh-oh ((we should'vd never...)) Oh-no.
((A-woh-wo-wo, we should'vd never...))


I picked up my gun,
(Shot him in the head, boom-boom, ahhh.)

And I went to his door.
(Shot him in the head, boom-boom, ahhh.)
I picked up my gun,

(Shot him in the head, boom-boom, ahhh.)
And I went to his door.
(Shot him in the head, boom-boom, ahhh.)

Now Mr. Lee,
(Shot him in the head, boom-boom, ahhh.)
Can jive me no more.

(Shot him in the head, boom-boom.)

He hollar', "Help! (help!) ((Murder! Police!))

((The girl's after me with a gun.))
He hollar', "Help! (help!) ((Murder! Police!))
((The girl's after me with a gun.))


(Six, seven, eight,) (Hey!) (a-Mr. Lee had a date.) Oh-oh.
(Nine, ten, eleven,) (Hey!) (now he's up in heaven.) Oh-oh.

((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo, woh-oh.))
((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo, woh-oh.))
((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo, woh-oh.))

((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo, woh-oh.))
((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo, woh-oh.))
((Shot 'im in the head, boo-hoo.))