Guess who just got back today
Them wild eyed boys, that'd been away
Haven't changed, that much to say
But man I still think them cats are crazy
They were asking if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
Told them you were living downtown
Driving all the old men crazy
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
(I Said) The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
You know that chick who used to dance a lot?
Every night she'd be on the floor, shakin' what she's got
Man when I tell you she was cool, she was redhot
I mean she was steamin'
And that time over at Johnny's place
When this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face
Man we just fell about the place
If that chick don't wanna know forget 'er
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
(I said) The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
Spread the word around
Guess who's back in town
Just spread the word around
Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
Down at Dino's bar and grill
The drinks will flow and blood would spill
And if the boys wanna fight you better let 'em
That jukebox in the corner blasting out my favorite song
The nights are getting warmer it won't be long
Won't be long till the summer comes
Now that the boys are here again
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
(Spread the word around)
The boys are back in town
(The boys are back in town)
(The boys are back, the boys are back)
The boys are back in town again
They're hanging out at Dino's
The boys are back in town again
Artist
Thin Lizzy
Lyrics
RS500_rank
499
Length
4:28
BPM
120.6
Released Year
1976
Genre Era
Genre
Key
A#m
Produced By
John Alcock
Released Info
March '76 on Mercury
Chart Weeks
17 weeks
Chart Top
No. 12
Musicbrainz ID
25b1a55a-a49e-8156-e39d-b5405e9fdb8e
Song Note Source
Rolling Stone 500
Song of Day Date
Written By
Phil Lynott
Album
Jailbreak (Mercury)
Song Status
Thin Lizzy's Lynott sang the hard-rock drama of "The Boys Are Back in Town" with the Gaelic soul of a self-described "black Irish bastard" (his mother was Irish; his father was a Brazilian sailor). Just as crucial to the song's success was the twin-guitar lead by Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson. Lynott died from years of drug abuse in 1986; he remains a beloved Springsteen-like figure in Ireland.