"Scarlet Town"
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In Scarlet Tow

n, where I was

 born

There's ivy le

af and silver 

thorn

The streets ha

ve names that 

you can't pron

ounce
             
Gold is down t

      
o a quarter of

 an ounce

The music star

ts and the peo

ple sway

Everybody says

, "Are you goi

ng my way? "

Uncle Tom stil

l workin' for 

Uncle Bill
             
Scarlet Town i

          
s under the hi

ll.


Scarlet Town i

n the month of

 May

Sweet William 

Holme on his d

eathbed lay

Mistress Mary 

by the side of

 the bed
             
Kissin' his fa

              
ce and heapin'

 
 prayers on hi

s head

So brave, so t

rue, so gentle

 is he

I'll weep for 

him as he woul

d weep for me

Little Boy Blu

e come your bl

ow horn
             
In Scarlet Tow

      
n, where I was

 born


Scarlet Town, 

in the hot noo

n hours,

There's palm-l

eaf shadows an

d scattered fl

owers

Beggars crouch

ing at the gat

e
             
Help comes, bu

      
t it comes too

 late

By marble slab

s and in field

s of stone

You make your 

humble wishes 

known

I touched the 

garment, but t

he hem was tor

n
             
In Scarlet Tow

     
n, where I was

 born


In Scarlet Tow

n, the end is 

near

The Seven Wond

ers of the Wor

ld are here

The evil and t

he good livin'

 side by side
             
All human form

   
s seem glorifi

ed

Put your heart

 on a platter 

and see who wi

ll bite

See who will h

old you and ki

ss you good ni

ght

There's walnut

 groves and ma

plewood
             
In Scarlet Tow

         
n cryin' won't

 do no good


In Scarlet Tow

n, you fight y

our father's f

oes

Up on the hill

, a chilly win

d blows

You fight 'em 

on high and yo

u fight 'em do

wn in
             
You fight 'em 

              
with whiskey, 


morphine and g

in

You've got leg

s that can dri

ve men mad

A lot of thing

s we didn't do

 that I wish w

e had

In Scarlet Tow

n, the sky is 

clear
             
You'll wish to

              
 God that you 

 
stayed right h

ere


Set 'em Joe, p

lay "Walkin' t

he Floor"

Play it for my

 flat-chested 

junkie whore

I'm staying up

 late, I'm mak

ing amends
             
While we smile

      
, all heaven d

escends

If love is a s

in, then beaut

y is a crime

All things are

 beautiful in 

their time

The black and 

the white, the

 yellow and th

e brown
             
It's all right

              
 there in fron

           
t of you in Sc

arlet Town