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Music by Mark Hennessey
Lyrics by Mark Hennessey & Chris Zell

Charley was a grifter
with a deuce of quick hands
Charley was a barker
with words pouring like juice

Charley could be found
in the still of the night
Grinding down his mash
Making Charley's special sauce

Forget about the trim
It's always a real close shave
When you're making down deals with
Good old Charley Z.

Charley was a ladies man
in a coupla states or ten
Not a love 'em and leave 'em
Charley was a marrying man

Charley left one wife in
the North Carolina hills
a couple more in Shreveport
Charley has wives far as the eye can see

Forget about the trim
It's always a real close shave
When you find yourself marrying
Good old Charley Z.

Charley had some trouble
way up in Kalamazoo
Charley tried to swindle
A non-trifling man

Charley hit the pavement
bootleg bottles rattling
Some say he went further North
Others swear Charley went West

Forget about the trim
It's always a real close shave
When you're trailing after
Good old Charley Z.

Charley Z. is a long gone man
Some are still on the look out
But sometimes it best to leave
The Legend of Charley Z. be