Origineel
I had a heart big as Atlanta
Till I ran in to a dancer named Savannah
She stole my soul away
Tool my wallet and my chain
Left me here standin' out in the rain
Suzi Suzi man that chick was groovy
Let her ride in my four door Cadillac
One night while I was sleepin' ever so softly
She hit the road and never did come back
(chorus)
One of these days I'm gonna set my ways
Maybe I quit all this runnin' round
Gonna find me a woman with her head on tight
Maybe then I'll get some sleep at night
Roxy baby what a foxy lady
Loved to wear her great big diamond rings
Money in my pocket boys you know I couldn't buy her toys
Left me here with a load of blues to sing
(chorus)
Janet Janet from the boogie planet
Had a body out of this world
I thought Janet was for real
She was gonna get me a record deal
Till she ran away with another girl
(chorus)
Shelby Shelby Lord help me
That girl come alive at night
She's straight out of Californ-I-A
Something bout that girl hey
See her once see her every day go by
(chorus)
Vertaling
Ik had een hart zo groot als Atlanta
Totdat ik een danseres genaamd Savannah tegenkwam
Ze stal mijn ziel weg
Ze nam mijn portemonnee en mijn ketting
Liet me hier staan in de regen
Suzi Suzi man die griet was groovy
Ik liet haar rijden in mijn vierdeurs Cadillac
One night while I was sleepin' ever so soft
She hit the road and never did come back
(refrein)
One of these days I'm gonna set my ways
Maybe I quit all this runnin' round
Gonna find me a woman with her head on tight
Maybe then I'll get some sleep at night
Roxy baby wat een mooie dame
Houdt ervan haar grote diamanten ringen te dragen
Money in my pocket boys you know I couldn't buy her toys
Liet me hier achter met een lading blues om te zingen
(refrein)
Janet Janet van de boogie planeet
Had een lichaam dat niet van deze wereld was
I thought Janet was for real
Ze zou me een platencontract bezorgen
Till she ran away with another girl
(refrein)
Shelby Shelby Lord help me
Dat meisje komt 's nachts tot leven
She's straight out of Californ-I-A
Something bout that girl hey
See her once see her every day go by
(refrein)