COZY INN
(Harlan Howard)


Hank Thompson - 1971


Also recorded by: Slim Dusty (as "Cosy Inn")




There's a place I know where the lovers all go
Almost ev'ry night
It's the place to go, for the lights are low
And the beat is right
When you're feelin' down, don't be mopin' around
Come along, my friend
Yeah, ev'rything's rosy
Down at the Cozy Inn


Now, there's Big Mamou singin' just for you
In her sultry style
There's always Skinhaired Pete with an uptown beat
And a winnin' smile
There's a cat named Jones on a saophone
And old Guitar Slim
Yeah, ev'rything's rosy
Down at the Cozy Inn


(Piano Solo)


Now the Police checks and they scratch their necks
But there's nothin' wrong
And you see big smiles on the juveniles
When the cops are gone
There's old Freeloadin' Sam and that glass in his hand
Is a part of him
Yeah, ev'rything's rosy
Down at the Cozy Inn


Now, there's Big Mamou singin' just for you
In her sultry style
There's old Skinhaired Pete with an uptown beat
And a winnin' smile
There's a cat named Jones on the saxophone
And old Guitar Slim
Yeah, ev'rything's rosy
Down at the Cozy Inn
Yeah, ev'rything's rosy
Down at the Cozy Inn




(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2007)