Out on the Town

Out on the town

nothing like the sound

of high heels

dive bars

dead deals

street cars a-runnin’

Bongo Johnny Blue

lives inside a shoe

wrung out, torn up, strung out

mad over nothing

Sister Adaline

drinking muscat wine

stand up, fall over

go down, drowned in the gutter

Jimmy had a dream

everything on green

all in, no luck

no win, no buck for Jimmy

Shamus made a name

devising drinking games

snake eyes drink up

sunflower 5 cups of hooch

Judy loves to win

but cannot keep it in

head down upchuck

give back a free round of liquor

Danny number 1 got himself a gun

6 blanks, ski mask

2 banks, big task tomorrow

Danny number 3

guilty, 1st degree

buckshot, mugshot

death row due tomorrow

Here come a savior

Penance for your wrongs, child

mercy for a crime

indulgence for a dime

grace is on the house

Half past too late

day without a name

forever midnight

clock don’t strike

no tomorrow

reelin in the years

a jury of my peers

deadlocked

too grogged

forgot to read the verdict

Here come a savior

Penance for your wrongs, child

Here come ol’ Xavier bound to rip you off child

offertory, baby

alms for the chief

mercy for a crime

indulgence for a dime

grace is on the house

cheating the people so hard ‘n fast there’s nothing left for an honest hustler to steal