STOOL PIGEON
(August Darnell)

Kid Creole & the Coconuts - 1982


Chorus:
There's a gentleman that's going 'round,
Turnin' the joint upside-down.
Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja.
He's an old ex-con that's been away,
Now he's back, no-one's safe.
Stool Pigeon, ha tja tja tja.

'If you wanna squeal', said the F.B.I.,
'We can make a deal, make it worth your while'.
So he told them all and in return,
He got a credit card and a Thunderbird.
And the maximum security, even after plastic surgery.
'So, go on and squeal', said the F.B.I.,
'We can make a deal, make it worth your while'.

(Chorus)

After all the talk, then they wired him,
And he took a walk with his crooked friends.
And they joked about the good old days,
And he recorded it on a reel of tape.
He caught the mug who did the forgery,
And the babe in charge of larceny.
So the F.B.I., they rewarded him,
'Cause they like a guy who will stab a friend.

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'If you wanna squeal', said the F.B.I.,
'We can make a deal, make it worth your while'.
So he told them all and in return,
He got a credit card and a Thunderbird.
He got a spankin' new identity,
And a condo' down in Miami.
He bought a plane, a boat and jewellery,
But he couldn't buy any company.

(Chorus)