Words and Music by Hoyt Axton 
submitted by Mike Menton 
 
"Song was also performed by Hoyt on the T.V. Series, "WKRP in Cincinnatti", 
with Dr. Johnny Fever 
 
 
(C)HUSTLER TALKIN' ON THE TELEPHONE, 
YOU BETTER LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE, 
I'M A (F)JEALOUS MAN----I'D DIE FOR (C)LOVE------, 
IF YOU (G)DON'T WANT TO MEET ME IN THE ALLEY TONITE, 
(F)TOO LATE FOR TALKIN', I'M READY TO FIGHT, 
(C)LEAVE HER ALONE, HANG UP THE PHONE(G), 
 
(C)YOU GOT THE KNIFE, I GOT THE GUN, 
COME ON BOY WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE FUN, 
I'M A (F)CRAZY MAN, I'D DIE FOR (C)LOVE----, 
(G) I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD, 
(F) MY OLD LADY AIN'T YOUR'S TO HOLD, 
DO YOU (C) UNDERSTAND?....I'M A JEALOUS MAN(G) 
 
(C) TWO OLD MAIDS, SITTIN' IN THE SUN, 
TALKIN' BOUT THE LOVIN THAT THEY NEVER HAVE DONE, 
BUT THEY (F) STILL HAD FUN, JUST TALKIN' BOUT (C) LOVE, 
SO (G) HUSTLER TALKIN' ON THE TELEPHONE, 
(F) YOU BETTER LEAVE MY WOMAN ALONE, 
I'M A (G) JEALOUS MAN, I'D DIE FOR (C) LOVE. 
 
(C) SHE'S MY FIDDLE, AND I'M HER BEAU, 
WE MAKE MUSIC WHEREVER WE GO, 
THAT'S FOR ME, SWEET HARMONY, 
DO YOU UNDERSTAND, I'M A JEALOUS MAN.