Murphy - Jackie DeShannon

As Sherlock captures the professor Moriarity

Old man Murphy reads the best and final page

Ever since the day that Scotland Yard retired him

Murphy’s had to work under another name

Following crooks in the dark

Dodging the bullets and darts

Having the time of his life

In spite of his wife

Who says «He acts like a child

He should lie down for a while»

But Murphy knows there is no time to be detained

And around midnight Murphy’s sitting by the window

A shot is fired inside the chancellor’s house

He sees a gun flash and a man run down the alley

But the police think that his mind has given out

Following crooks in the dark

Dodging the bullets and darts

Having the time of his life

In spite of his wife

Who says «He acts like a child

He should lie down for a while»

But Murphy knows there is no time to be detained

La, la, la

La-la, la-la

Ah, la-la, la-la

Having the time of his life

In spite of his wife

«You know you act like a child

You should lie down for a while»

Murphy is sure the new lieutenant’s gun is missing

He tells the captain but he calls Murphy a fool

So Murphy lights his pipe, walks home through the moonlight

With the gun that he found buried by the pool

Following crooks in the dark

Dodging the bullets and darts

Having the time of his life

In spite of his wife

La-da, la-da, la-da

La-la-di, da-da-da, da-da

La-da, la-da, la-da, da-da-da

La-da, la-da, la-da

Da-da-di-da, la-da-da, da-da

Da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da

La-da, la-da, la-da