[Verse 1: Elly Jackson] He'll take the money and the food that's in your hand But you have to understand that he's a dreamer Living my life within a mile you could believe This place turns honest men to thieves [Pre-Chorus: Elly Jackson] And I could see it in his eyes He was the type to sail off in the night [Chorus: Elly Jackson] I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer [Verse 2: Elly Jackson] He'll trade your loving for the things he's never seen The places he has never been Oh but remember he is just a good pretender And he doesn't give his love away for free [Pre-Chorus: Elly Jackson] And I could see it in his eyes He was the type to sail off in the night [Chorus: Elly Jackson] I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer I met him through a dancer Didn't know he was a tropical chancer A tropical chancer, didn't know he was a tropical chancer