WHAT KINDA DEAL IS THIS
(Wayne Gilbreath)

Johnny Wright - 1966


Now me and Liz was out on our first date
We was sittin' at a red light havin' to wait
And this ol' boy walked up with a possum grin
And just opened the car door and got right in
And I thought 'What kinda deal is this?'

Now you know the thing that was a-gettin' me the most
Was the way this ol' boy seemed to feel his oats
He was really gettin' under my skin
Just sittin' over there with that big stupid grin
And I thought 'What kinda deal is this?'

So I got to wonderin' about this friend of Liz
And I figured in a minute she'll tell me who he is
As we drove along I thought man, oh man
'Cause me and him and Liz was all three holdin' hands
And I thought 'What kinda deal is this?'

Now I ain't too smart, but I can still see
This whole deal looked all fouled up to me
So I thought I'd better stop it, it's goin' too far
'Cause she was huggin' me and he was huggin' her
And, boy, I thought 'What kinda deal is this?'

Well, I know'd it wadn't right, but what could I say
So I thought I'd let it go along that way
But pretty soon I know'd that I was out on a limb
'Cause I couldn't kiss her without kissin' him
I thought 'What kinda deal is this?'

So I stopped the car and I says, "Now looky here Liz
You'd better tell me who this guy is"
She says, "Why I don't know him, I thought he was your friend"
I said, "Well, if you don't know him, what's he doin' in here then?"
'What kinda deal is this?'

(Bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom-bom, bom-bom-bom-bom-bom)

So I grabbed him by the collar and I pulled him from the car
And I said, "Man, I ain't never seen nobody like you are
How come you pull these kinda jokes?"
He says, "Well, sometimes it works and sometimes it don't"
And I thought what kinda deal is this

Well I drew back my fist to hit him in the face
He broke loose and outrun a snake
Now here I stand just looking at Liz
And both of us wonderin' who this guy is
Now what kinda deal do you think this is

SPOKEN:
You find out, I wish you'd let me know...'cause boy, 
I ain't never been so fouled up in all my life...and this'll go down in history, I guess..........FADE







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2011)