Tulane and Monty opened a record store Underneath the counter they kept the bootlegs and more Everything was clicking, Lord, the business was good 'Til one day, man, there an officer stood Monty jumped the counter but he stumbled and fell But Tulane made it over, and Monty he yelled, Go ahead on, Tulane, he can't catch up with you Go Tulane, he ain't man enough for you Go Tulane, use all the speed you got Go Tulane, you know that you got a lot Go Tulane, he laggin' far behind Go ahead on Well, go by your father's house and tell him business is slow And see if he will lend us something, soon as he hits the dough Put the cat out in the hall and rumple up the room Go tell the doctor you swallowed some perfume Tell him to make it quick, 'cause he may to testify That you been sick in bed all day and that's a perfect alibi
Go ahead on, Tulane, he can't catch up with you Go Tulane, he ain't man enough for you Go Tulane, use all the speed you got Go Tulane, you know that you got a lot Go Tulane, he laggin' far behind Go ahead on Well, speed down the alleyway in case you see the man Go back by the shop and get the stuff from the van Go by your father's, get the money for the bail See if he can get us out of this dirty rotten jail We got to get a lawyer in the click of politics Somebody who can win the thing or get the thing fixed Go ahead on, Tulane, he can't catch up with you Go Tulane, he ain't man enough for you Go Tulane, use all the speed you got Go Tulane, you know you need a lot Go Tulane, he laggin' far behind Go ahead on, Tulane, go ahead on