Well, your railroad gate You know I just can't jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I waited for you when I was half sick Yes, I waited for you when you hated me Well, I waited for you inside of the frozen traffic When you knew I had some other place to be Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately Well, six white horses that you did promise Were fin'lly delivered down to the penitentiary But to live outside the law, you must be honest I know you always say that you agree Alright so where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I don't know how it happened, but the Riverboat captain, he knows my fate But ev'rybody else, even yourself They're just gonna have to wait Well, I got the fever down in my pockets The Persian drunkard, he follows me Yes, I can take him to your house but I can't unlock it You see, you forgot to leave me with the key Oh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well now, I been in jail when all my mail showed That a man can't give his address out to bad company And now I stand here lookin' at your yellow railroad In the ruins of your balcony Wond'ring where you are tonight, sweet Marie

Johnny's in the basement Mixing up the medicine I'm on the pavement Thinking about the government A man in a trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out kid It's something you did God knows when But you're doing it again You better duck down the alley way Looking for a new fool Man in the coon-skin cap In a big pen Wants eleven dollar bills You only got ten Maggie come fleet foot Face full of black soot Talking that the heat put The plants in the bed but The phone's tapped anyway Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May Orders from the DA Look out kid It's something you did Walk on your tiptoes Don't try "No-Doz" Better stay away from those That carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose Watch the plain clothes You don't need a weatherman To know which way the wind blows Get sick, get well Hang around a ink well Ring bell, hard to tell If anything is gonna sell Try hard, get barred Get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail Look out kid You're gonna get hit By losers, cheaters Six-time users Hang around the theaters The girl by the whirlpool Looking for a new fool Don't follow leaders And watch the parking meters Get born, keep warm Short pants, romance, learn to dance Get dressed, get blessed Try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts Don't steal, don't lift Twenty years of schooling And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid Jump down a manhole Light yourself a candle Don't wear sandals Try to avoid the scandals Don't wanna be a bum You better chew gum The pump don't work 'Cause the vandals took the handles

Johnny's in the basement mixin' up the medicine I'm on the pavement thinkin' about the government The man in the trench coat, bad job, laid off Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off Look out, kid, it's somethin' you did God knows when, but you're doin' it again You better duck down the alleyway, lookin' for a new friend The man in the coonskin cap in the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills, but you only got ten Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot Talkin' that the heat put plants in the bed but The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A. Look out, kid, don't matter what you did Walk on your tiptoes, don't try No Doz Better stay away from those that carry 'round a fire hose Keep a clean nose, watch the plainclothes You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the inkwell Ring bell, hard to tell if anything is gonna sell Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail, join the army if you fail Look out, kid, you're gonna get hit By losers, cheaters, six-time users Hangin' 'round the theaters Girl by the whirlpool's lookin' for a new fool Don't follow leaders, watch the parkin' meters Oh, get born, keep warm, short pants, romance Learn to dance, get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift Look out, kid, they keep it all hid Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals Don't want to be a bum, you better chew gum The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles