Scarlet Begonias

As I was walking down Rubadub Square

Not a chill to the weather but a nip to the air

From another direction, she was caught in my eye

It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try

She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes

And I knew without asking she was into the blues

She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls

I knew right away she was not like other girls, like other girls

Well, I ain't never been right as I ain't never been wrong

As everything works out the way it does in this song

'Cause once in a while you get shown in the light

In the strangest of places if you look at it right

It was the summer of love, and I thank the stars above

Because a woman took a loving over me

And just to gain her trust, I bought a microbus

Because I sold off all my personal property

A tight tie-dye dress, she was a psychedelic mess

We toured to the north, south, east, and west

We sold some mushroom tea, we sold some ecstasy

We sold nitrous, opium, acid, heroin, and PCP

And now I hear the police coming after me

Yes, now I hear the police coming after me

The one scarlet with the flowers in her hair

She's got the police coming after me

Well, there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves

All scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues

And there ain't nothing wrong with the love that's in her eye

I had to learn the hard way just to let her pass by, let her pass by

Oh, just let her pass by