In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain’t no use in tryin’ Now my girl you’re so young and pretty And one thing i know is true You’ll be dead before your time is due, i know Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin’ Watched…
It’s a hard world to get a break in All the good things have been taken But girl there are ways To make certain things pay Though i’m dressed in these rags I’ll wear sable some day Hear what i say I’m going to ride this serpent No more time spent sweating rent Hear my…
There is a house in new orleans They call the rising sun And it’s been the ruin of many a poor boy And god, i know i’m one My mother was a tailor She sewed my new blue jeans My father was a gamblin’ man Down in new orleans Now the only thing a gambler…
Baby, do you understand me now? Sometimes i feel a little mad But don’t you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things go wrong i feel real bad. I’m just a soul whose intentions are good Oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood Baby, sometimes i’m so carefree With…
