Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
Well I met her on the corner of broadway
Said she seen me coming for a mile
Guess I should have known she was trouble
By the hoodwink in her eye
She said now watch my hands real careful
But I should have been watching her feet
Cause before I knew it, she stole my heart and my wallet
Went running on down the street.
Chorus
The greatest hustler of all
Stands about four foot nine
Made to be a moocher
Low down hoochie-coocher
Daddy made her walk the line
Hustles with the greatest of ease
Fools any boy any time
The greatest hustler, in all of this world
Hustled this heart of mine
Verse 2
Now I've been hustled on the streets of Chicago
And the levees of New Orleans
But I never knew a woman to work so fast
She's what you'd call a hustling queen
And I took her to the fair on Friday
And we stepped into the kissing booth
I puckered my lips, the steal me a kiss
She went and stole my gold tooth
Chorus
Harmonica solo
(Verse Chords)
Verse 3
Well if you see her coming this way boys better take care
Cause she'll hustle your heart away into the air
So fellas if your down on the corner
She's not that hard to find
She's the greatest hustler in all of this world
She stands about four foot nine
Chorus
The greatest hustler in all of this world
Been hustling this heart of mine
Hope that's about right,
John Barkhausen