Sam's Last Boogie

In the darkest part of the city
And on the coldest night of the year
A dangerous man with a gun in his hand
Put an end to a brief career
You won't read about it in the paper
You won't hear about it on the news
But handsome Sam, the Boogie Man
Hung up his dancing shoes
Let me tell you 'bout Sam the Boogie Man
He was the king of Second Street
He was a dancer from his fingertips
To the bottom of his feet
Well, inside that boy an unnatural joy
Just swinging to the beat
His dips and slides would mesmerize
Each woman that he'd meet
And that boy could boogie!
Sure could boogie!
Yeah boogie was the beat that moved the feet
Of Sam, that Boogie Man
Well Ruby was this showgirl
With opalescent eyes
An ivory smile and a diamond heart
And alabaster thighs
He met her in the summertime
Out on a parquet floor
And he danced her from those neon lights
Right to her bedroom door
And that boy could boogie!
Sure could boogie!
Yeah, boogie was the beat that moved the feet
Of Sam, that Boogie Man
He thought it was another fling
But that girl was much too strong