Man came to the door, I say ´for whom were you lookin´?´ Says ´your wife´, I say ´she´s busy in the kitchen cookin´´ Po´ boy, where you been? Already told you, won´t tell you again
I say ´how much you want for that, I´ll go into the store´ Man says ´three dollars´ ´all right´, I say, ´will you take four?´ Po´ boy, never say die Things will be all right, by and by
Workin´ like in a main line, workin´ like the devil The game is the same it´s just up on another level Po´ boy, dressed in black Police at your back
Po´ boy in a red hot town Out beyond the twinklin´ stars Ridin´ first class train Makin´ the rounds Try to keep from fallin´ between the cars
Othello told Desdemona "I´m cold, cover me with a blanket" "By the way, what happened to that poisoned wine?" She said "I gave it to you, you drank it" Po´ boy, layin´ ´em straight Pickin´ up the cherries fallin´ off the plate
Time and love has branded me with its claws Had to go to Florida, dodgin´ them Georgia laws Po´ boy in the hotel called the Palace of Bloom Called down to room service, said ´send up a room
My mother was the daughter of a wealthy farmer My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him When my mother died my uncle took me in to run a funeral parlor He did a lot of nice things for me and I won´t forget him
All I know is that I´m thrilled by your kiss I don´t know any more than this Po´ boy, pickin´ up sticks Build you a house out of mortar and bricks
Knockin´ on the door, I say ´who is it, where you from?´ Man say ´Freddie´, I say ´Freddie who?´ He say ´Freddie or not, here I come´ Po´ boy ´neath the stars that shine Washin´ them dishes, feedin´ them swine
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