The machinist climbs his ferris wheel like a brave and the fire-eater’s lyin’ in a pool of sweat victim of the heatwave, Behind the tent the hired hand tightens his legs on the sword swallowers blade, Circus town’s on the shortwave Well the runway lies ahead like a great false dawn, Fat lady, big mama, […]
Sparks fly on e street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot, All the little girls’ souls grow weak when the manchild gives them a double shot, The schoolboy pops pull out all the stops on a friday night, The teenage tramps in skin-tight pants do the e street dance and everything’s alright, […]
Rosalita (come out tonight) Spread out now rosie doctor come cut loose her mama’s reins You know playin’ blind man’s bluff is a little baby’s game You pick up little dynamite i’m gonna pick up little gun And together we’re gonna go out tonight and make that highway run You don’t have to call me […]
Billy, he’s down by the railroad tracks, sittin’ low in the back seat of his cadillac, Diamond jackie, she’s so intact, she falls so softly beneath him, Jackie’s heels are stacked, billy’s got cleats on his boots, Together they’re gonna boogaloo down broadway and come back home with the Loot, It’s midnight in manhattan, this […]
Kitty’s Back - The Wild The Innocent & E St. Shuffle
Catlong sighs holdin’ kitty’s black tooth, She left to marry some top cat, ain’t it the cold truth, And there hasn’t been a tally since sally left the alley, Since kitty left with big pretty things have got pretty thin, It’s tight on this fence since them young dudes are musclin’ in. Jack knife cries […]
Spanish johnny drove in from the underworld last night with bruised arms and broken rhythm and a beat-up old buick but dressed just like dynamite, He tried sellin’ his heart to the hard girls over on easy street, But they said, "johnny, it falls apart so easy and you know hearts these days are cheap." […]
Sandy the fireworks are hailin’ over little eden tonight Forcin’ a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded On this fourth of july Down in town the circuit’s full with switchblade lovers so fast So shiny so sharp And the wizards play down on pinball way on the boardwalk way past dark And the […]
