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Went down to tin pan alley....see what was going on |
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Things was too hot down there....couldn't stay very long |
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Hey hey hey hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there....livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I heard a woman scream....yeah and i peeked through the door |
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Some cat was workin' on annie with a....lord with a two-by-four |
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Hey hey hey hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there....livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I heard a pistol shoot....yeah and it was a .44 |
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Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't....shake, rattle, and roll |
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Hey hey hey hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there....killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I saw a cop standin'....with his hand on his gun |
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Said "this is a raid boys....nobody run" |
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Hey, hey, hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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Yeah they took me away from tin pan alley |
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And took me right back...to the pen |