2:19 Lyrics

Over here the ladies all want sweet perfumeBut there's never a roseAnd over there the roses are frightened to bloomSo they never can growAnd over here they need woolFor weaving the...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, take care of all of my childrenDon't let 'em wander and roamOh, take care of all of my childrenFor I don't know when I'm comin' back homeYou can put all of my possessions here ...Read Full Lyrics

(previously unreleased)Mr. Henry stumbles homeWhen the evening's doneHe's as poor as a church mouseHigh on the Meyer's rumTugging at his shirttailJiggling a church keyChewing on a ...Read Full Lyrics

We sail tonight for SingaporeWe're all as mad as hatters hereI've fallen for a tawny moorTook off to the land of nodDrank with all the ChinamenWalked the sewers of ParisI danced al...Read Full Lyrics

Cold was the night and hard was the groundThey found her in a small grove of treesAnd lonesome was the place where Georgia was foundShe's too young to be out on the streetWhy wasn'...Read Full Lyrics

I never saw the mornin' 'til I stayed up all nightI never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the lightI never saw my hometown until I stayed away too longI never heard the melody...Read Full Lyrics

I'm the last leaf on the treeThe autumn took the restBut they won't take meI'm the last leaf on the treeWhen the autumn wind blowsThey're already goneThey flutter to the ground'Cau...Read Full Lyrics

Well you gassed her upBehind the wheelWith your arm around your sweet oneIn your OldsmobileBarrelin' down the boulevardYou're looking for the heart of Saturday nightAnd you got pai...Read Full Lyrics

I stood on the roof, stood till darkTo get a better look at the Fledderjohns' lawnBig sharp pistols, ammo tooNothing but books about World War IIRottweiler, Dobermann, a Pinkerton ...Read Full Lyrics

Romeo is bleeding but not so as you'd noticeHe's over on 18th street as usualLooking so hatd against the hood of his carAns putting out a cigarette in his handAnd for all the pachu...Read Full Lyrics