Have you ever seen this tall guy? He kinda lopside
He talk lies, and we call him Jimmy Cockeye
The type of guy that probably ask you for some change, yeah
What's your name? Yeah, Got some change? Yeah
Word on the street is he broke in pieces
Gaps between his teeth, his coughs from lung seizings
Downtown is the spot he watch
My home T-Dot, Yonge Street you see it live
I wonder whatever happened to cause for sidewalk nappin'
Livin' on the street all abandoned, good Samaritans we walk right by
'Cause God knows why, we won't talk to Jimmy Cockeye
He just a menace to society, don't bother me
I'd rather spend my money eatin' Harvey's
Sittin' on the corner, stretchin' for a dollar
Flashin' all your daughters, and where's the news reporters?
But when you spot him, don't call the cops on him
Check your pocket cotton for change, and drop it on him

Who's Jimmy?
Jimmy, Jimmy
You seen Jimmy?
Poor Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy

Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
Excuse me sir, do you got some change?
It be Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
Who is Jimmy?
Say Jimmy?

It was like...
Ten o'clock sport the tank top downtown skatin' just avoidin' the cops
I look up, I see this man coughin', walkin,
Legs interlockin' while he sidewalk blockin'
Starin' at him 'cause I know he ain't sober
Looks around forty or older
Aw, shoot, dude! He's comin' over
Stumblin', mumblin' a bunch of gibberish
This guy looks ridiculous! Yo, where's my exit, kid?
It's too late, about twenty minutes later
This guy's stories, they bore me, too many forties
So I ask him if he knows Jesus, he didn't like the conversation
He'd rather talk of drugs, guns and fornication
I wasn't feelin' it, twenty-one, still a virgin, no girl's stealin' it
It's a cold world that we livin' in, citizens
People sinnin' in a love for gin,
Bring it back to the beginnin' and...

Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
Excuse me sir, do you got some change?
It be Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
The poor boy
Jimmy
He was-a
Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
Excuse me sir, do you got some change?
It be Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
Who is Jimmy?
Jimmy, Jimmy

Ayo, Jimmy!
I passed him by the same day,
He ain't changed, the same, lookin' so strange
Shakedown in California, Venice Beach waters
He must have crossed the borders lookin' for somthin' warmer
Montreal, Quebec, yo they got him
Hollywood High, word up, yo they got him
New York City keep it movin', yo they got him
T Dot on Yonge Street, yo we got him
You never know when your solo until you lose your home hobos
The highs and the lows of life, you never know
I said peace to the family, streets I'll see you later
Respects up to Jim, yo kid, you're in my prayers

It be Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
Excuse me sir, do you got some change?
It be Jimmy
The cockeyed guy lookin' for somethin'
It be Jimmy
The poor boy
Jimmy
He was-a
Jimmy

A-Jimmy glean, Jimmy seen Jimmy
A-Jimmy streets, Jimmy know what I mean Jimmy
A-Jimmy sah, Jimmy day, Jimmy Jimmy Ji-bah
J-p-t-ah j-tah t-t-tah tah
Ayo, Jimmy!
Ayo, Jimmy!
Ayo, Jimmy, Jimmy
Ayo, Jimmy, Jimmy
Ayo, Jimmy
Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy
Ayo, Jimmy!