The trouble boys came in
I guessed they'd been out fightin’ and ravin'
It wasn't long before they moved
In and picked up the girls we brought to the
Dance at the night spot
It closed at ten so I had to move fast
To get my baby back from the trouble boys

Twenty five guys from the east
Side of the city
Kings of hell raising in the neighborhood
Well, one of them walked up and
Started dancin’ with my girl
Who was cryin' 'cause I didn't stop him
All I could say to my baby was
"Honey, this man is bigger than
The both of us"
He's a trouble boy and there's
Trouble boys all around me
No one likes gettin' sand
Kicked in their face
I don't know anyone who’ll stand face to face
With the trouble boys yeah, the trouble boys

Well, I thought to myself it’s
Time to make my move
I breathed my last sigh and I
Started to groove with my baby
Who was still dancin' with the other guy
By the look in her eye I was a martyr
She knew I was dead ’Cause no one
Cuts in on the trouble boy

Yeah, the trouble boys and the
Trouble boys all around me
No one likes gettin' sand
Kicked in their face
I don't know anyone who'll stand face to face
With the trouble boys yeah, the trouble boys

Twenty five gorillas all around me
I was shakin’ like a leaf on an autumn tree
The leader came up and he grabbed my hand
And he shook it like a brother
Didn't crush it after all
He said, Good shot buddy, you're the only guy
Who's stood up to a trouble boy

Yeah, the trouble boy and the
Trouble boys all around me
No one likes gettin' sand
Kicked in their face
I don't know anyone who'll stand face to face
With the trouble boys yeah, the trouble boys
No one likes gettin' sand kicked