Row Joe
Last that's who I found, in the dirty part of town Lost, forgotten with no to go Tormented with a bitter taste, by the human race A mask of torture was the of Skid Row Joe
He walked up to where I stood on the Said, "Pardon me Mister, now get me wrong I want your money though heaven knows I could use it"
"But you see this is my and you see The other bar the street, well that's my home too I noticed you starin' at me a ago You recognized me, you?"
I said, "Yeah, Joe I who you are You was one a real famous singin' star, one of my favorites"
He said, "Well I guess you heard they took my away from me" I said, "Yeah, Joe I, I read it in the papers" Then he turned his away and I saw the tears fall in the place
And he to me and he said, "You know Mister This is the only place in the that I'm not ashamed To show my face, but I'm quit, yes sir I'm gonna quit"
"And I'm shave and comb my hair and get me a clean white shirt Then I'm gonna up to her door When she answers I'm gonna stand up proud and tall Then I'm get on my knees"
I'll say, "Sweetheart if you'll take me back I'll the rest of my life makin' up to you for what I've done I'm so ashamed of and this I want you to know"
"Then I'm take my two little babies And I'm gonna 'em so close to me I ain't gonna let 'em go"
I I should've told him then that she'd already remarried again But after what he'd said to me Why there no way I could add to his misery So I said, "Good luck, my to you"
Row Joe