What a Way to Go

I met him in Seattle, bellied up to a bottle Tellng lies in the Blue Moon Bar His face was hard and traveled and as the lines unraveled, I saw a man who could laugh about his scars Chorus He said I got Shanghied in Vegas by a painted woman I got hog-tied by a red-head in Ohio I got derailed by a dancer down in Dallas He said, women gonna be the death a me, but what a way to go He said a girl named Nancy once tickled his fancy And backed it up with a hundred dollar smile He laughed about that Madam Rue, she was into Voodoo A little weird but she always drove him wild He said I got tongue-tied by a teacher in Tallahassee I got french-fried by a waitress in Idaho I got way-laid by a widow in Wyoming He said, women gonna be the death a me, but what a way to go Chorus He said, women gonna be the death a me, but what a way to go