what song is this about 'Jim' ( here are some lyrics) and who sings it?

Question

You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind...

Answer 1

http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/youdontm.htm

ARTIST: Jim Croce
TITLE: You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Answer 2

You don't mess around with Jim" by Jim Croce.

Here are the lyrics:

Uptown got its hustlers
The bowery got its bums
Forty Second Street got Big Jim Walker
He a pool shootin' son of a gun
Yeah he big and dumb as a man can come
But he's stronger than a country hoss
And when the bad folks all get together at night
You know they all call Big Jim boss, just because

And they say you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim

Well outa South Alabama come a country boy
He said I'm lookin' for a man named Jim
I am a pool shootin' boy, my name is Willie McCoy
But down home they call me Slim
Yeah I'm lookin' for the king of Forty Second Street
He drive an old drop-top Cadillac
And last week he took all my money, and it may sound funny
But I've come to get my money back
And everybody say Jack, ooh don't you know

That you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim

Well a hush fell over the pool room
And Jimmy come boppin' in off the street
And when the cuttin' was done
The only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of
The big man's feet, woah
Yeah he were cut in 'bout a hundred places
And he was shot in a couple more
And you better believe they sung a different kind of story
When a Big Jim hit the floor, aw

Now they say you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Slim

(Spoken)
Yeah Big Jim got his hat, find out where it's at
And it's not hustling people strange to you
Even if do got a two piece custom made pool cue...yea

Now they say you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Slim.

Answer 3

Jim Croche

"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"

http://www.lyricsbox.com/jim-croce-lyrics-dont-mess-around-with-jim-b1vqv9q.html

Answer 4

you pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you don't mess around with jim... lol i haven't heard that song in such a long time!!

thanks for the memories. (sorry, this isn't really an answer)

haley

ok, so after reading the answers more thoroughly ( i knew you had the answer before so i didn't reply as such) i notice some people have the name ofhte artist right right (even the lyrics which pretty much say it all) but still have the song wrong. why would it be leroy brown if the dudes name is jim? anyway, wrong song bucko's. (why did people who got it wrong, get it wrong in the same way??)

happy new year
haley

Answer 5

You don't tug on supermans cape,
you don't spit into the wind.
you don't pull the mask off the ole lone ranger
and you don't mess around with Jim.
Bab bad Leroy Brown by the late Jim Croce

Answer 6

Jim Croce
You Don't Mess Around With Jim

Answer 7

You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce

Answer 8

Don't Mess Around with Jim, by Jim Croce, trucker turned songwriter, singer, who died in a plane crash back in the late 70's.
This song is easily confused with Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown.

Answer 9

It's called Don't Mess Around with Jim and it's by Jim Croce.

Uptown got it's hustlers
The Bowery got it's bums
Forty-second street got big Jim Walker he's a pool shootin’ son of a gun
Yea he big and dumb as a man can come but he's stronger than a country hoss (horse)
And when the bad folks all get together at night you know they all call big Jim boss

Just because
And they say
You don’t tug on superman's cape
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off that ol lone ranger
And you don’t mess around with Jim

Well outta South Alabama come a country boy
He said I’m lookin’ for a man named Jim
I am a pool shootin’ boy my name is Willy McCoy but down home they call me Slim
Yea I’m lookin’ for the king of forty-second street
He's drivin a drop-top Cadillac
Last week he took all my money and it may sound funny
But I come to get my money back

And everybody said jack don’t ya know
You don’t tug on superman's cape
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off that ol’ Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Jim

Well a hush fell over the pool room
When Jim he come boppin’ in off the street
And when the cuttin’ was done the only part that wasn’t bloody
Was the soles of the big mans feet
Yea he was cut about a hundred places and he was shot in a couple more
And you better believe they sung another kinda story when big Jim hit the floor

And they sang
You don’t tug on superman's cape
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off that ol lone ranger
And you don’t mess around with Slim

Yea big Jim got his hat
Found out where its at not hustlin’ people strange to you
Even if you do got a two piece custom made pool que

You don’t tug on superman's cape
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off that ol’ Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Slim

Answer 10

JOSH TURNER LYRICS

"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"

Uptowns got it hustlers
The bowery's got its bums
42nd street got big jim walker
He's a pool shootin' son of a gun
Yeah he's big and dumb as a man can come
But he's stronger than a country hoss
And when the bad folks all get together at night
You know they all call big jim boss

And they say
You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim

Well outta south alabama come a country boy
He said I'm looking for a man named jim
I am a pool shootin boy
My name is Willie McCoy
But down home they call me slim
Yeah I'm lookin for the king of forty second street
He drivin' a drop top cadillac
And last week he took all my money
And it may sound funny
But I come to get my money back

And everybody say
Jack, don't you know
You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim

Well a hush fell over the pool room
When Jimmy come boppin' in off the street
And when the cutting was done
The only thing that wasn't bloody
Was the souls of the big mans feet
Yeah he was cut in bout a hundred places
And he was shot in a couple more
And you better believe
They sung a diffrent kinda story
When big Jim hit the floor, uh huh

Now they say
You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim

Now they say
You don't tug on superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Slim

You don't pull the mask of the ol' lone ranger
And you don't mess around with Slim