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Went down to tin pan alley |
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see what was going on |
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Things was too hot down there |
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couldn't stay very long |
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Hey hey hey hey |
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alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there |
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livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I heard a woman scream |
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yeah and i peeked through the door |
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Some cat was workin' on annie with a |
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lord with a two-by-four |
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Hey hey hey hey |
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alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there |
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livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I heard a pistol shoot |
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yeah and it was a .44 |
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Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't |
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shake, rattle, and roll |
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Hey hey hey hey |
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alley's the roughest place i've ever been |
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All the people down there |
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killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin |
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I saw a cop standin' |
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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 |
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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 |