Row Joe
Last that's who I found, in the dirty part of town Lost, with no place to go Tormented a bitter taste, outcast by the human race A mask of torture was the of Skid Row Joe
He walked up to I stood on the street Said, "Pardon me Mister, now don't get me I don't want your though heaven knows I could use it"
"But you see is my home and you see The other bar down the street, well my home too I you starin' at me a while ago You me, didn't you?"
I said, "Yeah, Joe I who you are You was one time a real famous star, one of my favorites"
He said, "Well I guess you heard they my babies away from me" I said, "Yeah, Joe I, I read it in the papers" Then he turned his head away and I saw the tears in the place
And he to me and he said, "You know Mister is the only place in the world that I'm not ashamed To my face, but I'm gonna quit, yes sir I'm gonna quit"
"And I'm gonna shave and comb my hair and get me a white shirt Then I'm walk up to her door When she answers I'm stand up real proud and tall Then I'm get on my knees"
I'll say, "Sweetheart if you'll take me back I'll spend the rest of my makin' up to you for what I've done I'm so ashamed of myself and this I you to know"
"Then I'm gonna take my two little And I'm gonna 'em so close to me I gonna never let 'em go"
I guess I should've told him then she'd already remarried again But after hearin' he'd said to me Why wasn't no way I could add to his misery So I said, "Good luck, my to you"
Row Joe