Vibes man in the alley Play me your spitball serenade Any deeper blue and you'll be playing in your grave Save your notes Spend 'em on your blues boy Help your darlin' yearlin' blues boy Hit the church note, ring it Vibes man, sting a trashcan Hear your junkman [junk made ?] singing
Fish Lady, don't bait those tenement walks Don't take corner boys Because they're too easy You were born black and blue You didn't have to wait for somebody to hit you Take my arm, I'll move with you down Broadway Take my arm, oh honey I'll walk with you down Broadway I'm a young man and I'll be proud And I can talk real loud And I'm from out of town too Won't you come home with me Won't you come home with me
But no, 'cause she won't take a train No she won't take that train oh no She won't take that train oh no She won't take that train oh no She won't take that train oh no Oh she won't take that train Lord she won't take that train Oh she won't take that train oh no She won't take that train She won't take that train 'Cause she's afraid those tracks are gonna slow her down And when she turns around I'm gonna be gone Like the notes in any man's song