The man who has me for his own is on the town and I'm alone
In his new suit and his blue tie, he slammed that door without goodbye
Tonight my eyes are jealous green, tonight I'm feeling mighty mean
He meets in secret rendezvous some gal to tell his troubles to
That dirty look down here He'll promise her most anything
A sable coat, a diamond ring And she'll find out when it's too late
And all she'll get will be the gate But while the dawn's a distant thing
In his embrace her heart will sing Her dizzy head will spin with lies
And all too soon a woman cries That dirty look down here
The neon lights that flash below Ignite my room with devil glow
And in the gloom I hear a laugh That's coming from his photograph
I wring my hands and walk the floor And swear to even up the score
For when a kitten cries tonight A panther waits to claw and bite
That dirty look down here I dare not play my radio
One more complaint and out I go I'm sick of playing solitaire
The ace of spades is everywhere There'll be no sleep for me tonight
The sheep I count are never white They all turn out to be jet black
And who's the leader of the pack?
The eel At dawn I know he'll stagger in
The mandan coffee black as sin And as I pour it from the tin
I'll slip a little powder in He'll wring his hands and start to cry
And cross his heart and hope to die And mumble, I know how you feel
That I've been on a business deal To the heel
But as that pot begins to perk I know my plan will never work
And as he starts to drink it up I'll take his hand and break the cup
It's only jealousy I know That's brought my thinking down so low
Why must I just sit here and grieve?
Why don't I just pack up and leave That dirty low down heel?
But now he's really on the stairs I'll try to act like I don't care
For in my heart's arithmetic I find it takes two heels to click
We're in a world of love and hate Where it will end is up to fate
And I'll let him have his little fling And be the chewing gum that clings
To that dirty low down heel That low down lovable heel