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Version 1Smokey Joe's Cafe:The Coasters. (Formerly The Robins) on SPARK Records in 1955. INTRO: F Bb F F Bb F Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe.. #1. F Bb F One day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe's Café. F Bb F Just sittin', diggin' on the scene at Smokey Joe's Café. Bb A chick came walkin' through the door, that I'd never F Bb F seen before..at least I'd never saw her down at Smokey Joe's C F Café..and I started shakin' when she sat right now next Fm Eb F C to me. #2. F Bb F Her knees were almost touching mine at Smokey Joe's Café. F Bb F A chill was running down my spine at Smokey Joe's Café. Bb I could smell her sweet perfume..she smiled at me, my heart went boom. F Bb F Then everybody in the room at Smokey Joe's Café..they said, C Bb F Fm Ab "Man be careful, that chick belongs to Smokey Joe." #3. F Bb F Bb Then from behind the counter, I saw a man, a chef hat on his F Bb head and a knife in his hand. Bb C Bb C He grabbed me by my collar and began to shout, "You'd better eat up all your beans, boy, and clear right on out!!" F Bb F I know I'll never eat again at Smokey Joe's Café and so we'll Bb F never meet again at Smokey Joe's Café. #4. Bb I'd rather eat my chili beans at Jack's or John's or Jim's or F Bb F Jean's, than take my chances eating down at Smokey Joe's Café. C Bb F I risked my life when, that Smokey Joe, the crazy fool.. INTERLUDE:SAX: Bb C Bb..F Fm C..Bb F C..Bb F OUTRO: F Bb F F Bb F Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe.. F Bb F F Bb F Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe..Whhhyyy..Smokey Joe's Cafe.. A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.