On August 26, 1972, the first chart single by Jim Croce cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The title track to the album “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” heralded the arrival of an unforgettable singer-songwriter. No overnight success, this was in fact Jim’s third album, and “Time In A Bottle” and “Operator” were also among the gold in the grooves. Moving to #9 some 48 years ago, here’s “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim”. Jim Croce * Jim Croce | Jimmy Webb

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"You don't tug on Superman's cape You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger..." On this day in 1972, You Don't Mess Around With Jim first hit the KHJ '30' chart, signalling the beginning of Jim's breakthrough. | Jim Croce

James Joseph "Jim" Croce January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) (You Don't Mess Around With Jim) Visit Jim's Official site for the latest updates http://jimcroce.com/ Visual remaster by Max Stratos @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQrTGE4wwwA Jim Croce – You Don't Mess Around With Jim Lyrics Uptown got it's hustlers The bowery got it's bums 42nd street got big jim walker He's a pool-shootin' son of a gun Yeah, he big and dumb as a man can come But he stronger than a country hoss And when the ba