Black Friday Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When Black Friday comes
I'll stand down by the door
And catch the grey men when they
Dive from the fourteenth floor

When Black Friday comes
I'll collect everything I'm owed
And before my friends find out
I'll be on the road

[Chorus]
When Black Friday falls
You know it's got to be
Don't let it fall on me

[Verse 2]
When Black Friday comes
I'll fly down to Muswellbrook

Gonna strike all the big red words
From my little black book
Gonna do just what I please
Gonna wear no socks and shoes
With nothing to do but feed
All the kangaroos

[Chorus]
When Black Friday comes
I'll be on that hill

You know I will
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
When Black Friday comes
I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Gonna lay down in it
'Til I satisfy my soul
Gonna let the world pass by me
The Archbishop's gonna sanctify me
And if he don't come across
I'm gonna let it roll

[Chorus]
When Black Friday comes
I'm gonna stake my claim
I'll guess I'll change my name

[Instrumental Outro]

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Genius Annotation

“Becker and Fagen’s tale is of a crooked speculator who makes his fortune and absconds to Australia with the proceeds to live in the lap of luxury and seek forgiveness for his sins…. They chose Muswellbrook, a town in New South Wales, Australia, for the lyrics of the tune. ‘It was the place most far away from LA we could think of,’ explained Fagen… and, of course, it fitted the metre of the song and rhymed with ‘book.’”

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Credits
Produced By
Drums By
Electric Guitar Solo By
Pianet By
Lead Vocals By
Recorded At
ABC, Los Angeles
Release Date
March 1, 1975
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