Chart Position: 8
- Written by Jim Croce
- Guitar: Jim Croce and Maury Muehliesen
- Keyboards: Tommy West
- Produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West
- Recorded in New York City NY
- Backing vocals: Terry Cashman, Tommy West and The Briggs
- Jim Croce is from Philadelphia PA
- Later recorded by Poison, Ty Herndon, Josh Turner and Donna Fargo
The Year in Music 1963 - 1988 
While I appreciate and share your interest in the music of Jim Croce, he did not include the lyrics “meaner than a junkyard dog” in “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim.” He used them in the number one hit, “Bad Bad Leroy Brown.”