Went down to Tin Pan Alley
See what was going on
Things was too hot down there
Couldn't stay very long
Hey, Alley's the roughest place
I've ever been
All the people down there
Living for their whisky, wine, and gin
I heard a woman scream
Yeah and I peeped through the door
Some cat was working on Annie with a
Lord with a two-by-four
I heard a pistol shoot
Yeah and it was a 44
Somebody killed a crap shooter
Cause he didn't shake, rattle, and roll
I saw a cop standing
With his hand on his gun
He said "this is a raid, boy now
No, nobody run"
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 pen