Lucy Burroughs answered
I'm pretty sure the dress was black, not red! Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress is the 35th single by English pop group, The Hollies. It was released in 1972, and featured on their 10th studio album, Distant Light.
Lyrics to Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress by The Hollies
Saturday night I was downtown Working for the FBI Sitting in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high Bootlegging boozer on the west side Full of people who are doing wrong Just about to call up the DA man When I heard this woman singing a song A pair of moneybags made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all I saw her heading to the table Well, a tall walking big black cat Charlie said, "I hope that you're able, boy 'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at." Suddenly we hear the sirens Everybody started to run Jumping under doors and tables Well, I heard somebody shooting a gun Well, the DA was pumping my left hand She was holding my right Well, I told her, "Don't get scared 'Cause you're gonna be spared I'm gonna be forgiven if I wanna spend my living." With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all She had it all, she had it all, she had it all She had it all You got it all, you got it all, you got it all You got it all, got it all, got it all, got it all Pretty long cool woman had it all
Saturday night I was downtown Working for the FBI Sitting in a nest of bad men Whiskey bottles piling high Bootlegging boozer on the west side Full of people who are doing wrong Just about to call up the DA man When I heard this woman singing a song A pair of moneybags made me open my eyes My temperature started to rise She was a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all I saw her heading to the table Well, a tall walking big black cat Charlie said, "I hope that you're able, boy 'Cause I'm telling you she knows where it's at." Suddenly we hear the sirens Everybody started to run Jumping under doors and tables Well, I heard somebody shooting a gun Well, the DA was pumping my left hand She was holding my right Well, I told her, "Don't get scared 'Cause you're gonna be spared I'm gonna be forgiven if I wanna spend my living." With a long cool woman in a black dress Just a 5'9" beautiful 'n' tall Just one look I was a bad mess 'Cause that long cool woman had it all She had it all, she had it all, she had it all She had it all You got it all, you got it all, you got it all You got it all, got it all, got it all, got it all Pretty long cool woman had it all
