A Boy in Black Leather

Mike Scott (SCO)

Jackie was one of the crowd
Who hung out at the Cross Keys Hotel
She was a real bright kid
Thought I knew her pretty well

Beach parties at night
We ran down town in the day
Till a boy in black leather
Came and took Jackie away

We were all in The Keys one night
Sitting, laughing and joking
Billy'd got himself a new job
Ross had given up smoking

I was crazy for Jackie
I was almost ready to say
When a boy in black leather
Came and took Jackie away

He was standing at the bar
When I went up for a drink
Then he and she just started talking
I didn't know what to think

Billy pulled me into an argument
About the big bad world today
I looked up and a boy in black leather
Was taking Jackie away

After that things began to get dull
I took up with Billy's sister Molly
But that got really kicked on the head
When she upped and went to college

I got to thinking about Jackie
And as autumn moved into gray
I thought about a boy in black leather
Who came and took Jackie away

Then this month I saw her
The girl I knew had all but gone
Tight jeans, mohair sweater
Her hair was chopped off, peroxide blond

I crossed the road towards her
Thinking of something to say
When a boy in black leather walked over
And together they hurried away

Trivia about the song A Boy in Black Leather by The Waterboys

When was the song “A Boy in Black Leather” released by The Waterboys?
The song A Boy in Black Leather was released in 1983, on the album “The Waterboys”.
Who composed the song “A Boy in Black Leather” by The Waterboys?
The song “A Boy in Black Leather” by The Waterboys was composed by Mike Scott (SCO).

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