Went down to tin pan alley....see what was going 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 peeked 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....killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I saw a cop standin'....with his hand on his gun Said "this is a raid boys....nobody run" Hey, hey, hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been Yeah they took me away from tin pan alley And took me right back...to the pen
Went down to tin pan alley....see what was going 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 peeked 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....killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I saw a cop standin'....with his hand on his gun Said "this is a raid boys....nobody run" Hey, hey, hey....alley's the roughest place i've ever been Yeah they took me away from tin pan alley And took me right back...to the pen
