Short and Curlies

Composers: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Recording date: November-December 1972 & April-May 1974
Recording locations: Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Rolling Stones Mobile Unit, Mick Jagger's home, Newbury, England;

& Island Recording Studios, London, England

Producers: The Glimmer Twins        Chief engineers: Andy Johns, Keith Harwood Glyn Johns
Never performed onstage

Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Bill Wyman
Electric guitar: Keith Richards & Mick Taylor
Lead vocal: Mick Jagger
Harmony vocal: Keith Richards
Backing vocals: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Piano: Ian Stewart
 

Too bad, she's got you by the balls
You can't get free at all

She's got your name, she's got your number
You're screaming like thunder
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
You can't break loose at all

She's got your name, she's got your number
You're screaming like thunder
And you're trapped like a rat in a hole

It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
She's nailed you to the wall

It's a shame but it's funny
She crashed your car, she spent your money

And you can't get away from it all
It's too bad, she grabbed a handful
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad, ooh and it's painful
And you can't break away from this at all
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad

She's got you by the balls

She's got your name, she's got your number
You're screaming blue murder
And you can't get away from it all

It's too bad, she's got you by the balls
She's got you by the balls
She's got you by the balls
She's got you by
 
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's so sad, it's so sad
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad
It's too bad, it's too bad
 
 


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