Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town)

Went down to Tin Pan Alley

To see what was going on

Things was too hot down there

Couldn't stay very long

Yeah, hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin

I heard a woman scream

Yeah, and I peeped through the door

Some cat was workin' on Annie with a

Lord, with a two-by-four

Hey, hey, hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin

I heard a pistol shoot

Yeah, and it was a .44

Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't, ah

Shake, rattle, and roll

Hey, hey, hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin

I saw a cop standin'

With his hand on his gun

Said, "This is a raid, boys, now

Lord, Nobody run"

Hey, hey, hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

Yeah, they took me away form that alley

Lord, and took me right back to the pen