Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town)

Went down to Tin Pan Alley To see what was goin' on Things was too hot down there Couldn't stay very long Hey-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 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-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 shake, rattle, and roll Hey-hey-hey-hey Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Killing for their whisky, wine, and gin I hear a cop standing With his hand on his gun He said, "this is a raid boy Nobody run Hey-hey-hey-hey Alley's the roughest place I've ever been Yeah, they took me away from Alley Lord, they took me right back to the bed