Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fooks Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo If you hear him howling around your kitchen door You better not let him in Little old lady got a bit surprised late last night Werewolves of London again Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo He's the hairy-handed gent Who ran amok in Kent Lately, he's been overheard in Mayfair You better stay away from him He'll scare you silly, Jim Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen Doin' the werewolves of London I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walking with the Queen Doin' the werewolves of London I saw a werewolf drinkin' a piña colada at Trader Vic's His hair was perfect Ah-hooo Werewolves of London Heh, draw blood Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo Ah-hooo, werewolves of London Ah-hooo

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain. He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's, Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein. Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! You hear him howling around your kitchen door, You better not let him in. Little old lady got mutilated late last night, Werewolves of London again. Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Huh! He's the hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent, Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair. You better stay away from him, He'll rip your lungs out, Jim, Huh! I'd like to meet his tailor. Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Ahwooooo! Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen, Doing the Werewolves of London. I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen, Doing the Werewolves of London. I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's, And his hair was perfect. Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London, Huh! Draw blood! Ahhwooooo... Werewolves of London...

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo You hear him howling 'round your kitchen door You better not let him in Little old lady got mutilated late last night Werewolves of London again Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo, hey He's the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in Kent Lately, he's been overheard in Mayfair You better stay away from him He'll rip your lungs out, Jim Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen Doin' the werewolves of London I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen, uh Doin' the werewolves of London Well, I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's And his hair was perfect Ah-hoo Werewolves of London Ah-hoo Werewolves of London Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo Ah-hoo, werewolves of London Ah-hoo

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria crying Late last night I heard the news That Veracruz was dying Veracruz was dying Someone called Maria's name I swear it was my father's voice Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain You must leave now - you have no choice Take the servants and ride west Keep the child close to your chest When the American troops withdraw Let Zapata take the rest" I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria calling Saying, "Veracruz is dying And Cuernavaca's falling" Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return) Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life) En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die) Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard them in the harbor Saying, "Veracruz is dying"

Everybody's restless and they've got no place to go Someone's always trying to tell them Something they already know So their anger and resentment flow But don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed's Radio I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful On the radio, Mohammed's Radio You know, the Sheriff's got his problems too He will surely take them out on you In walked the village idiot and his face was all aglow He's been up all night listening to Mohammed's Radio Don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed's Radio I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful On the radio, Mohammed's Radio Everybody's desperate trying to make ends meet Work all day, still can't pay the price of gasoline and meat Alas, their lives are incomplete Don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed's Radio I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful On the radio, Mohammed's Radio You've been up all night listening for his drum Hoping that the righteous might just might just might just come I heard the General whisper to his aide-de-camp "Be watchful for Mohammed's lamp" Don't it make you want to rock and roll All night long Mohammed's Radio

I started as an altar boy, working at the church Learning all my holy moves, doing some research Which led me to a cash box, labeled "Children's Fund" I'd leave the change, and tuck the bills inside my cummerbund I got a part-time job at my father's carpet store Laying tackless stripping, and housewives by the score I loaded up their furniture, and took it to Spokane And auctioned off every last naugahyde divan I'm very well aquainted with the seven deadly sins I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in I'm proud to be a glutton, and I don't have time for sloth I'm greedy, and I'm angry, and I don't care who I cross I'm Mr. Bad Example, intruder in the dirt I like to have a good time, and I don't care who gets hurt I'm Mr. Bad Example, take a look at me I'll live to be a hundred, and go down in infamy Of course I went to law school and took a law degree And counseled all my clients to plead insanity Then worked in hair replacement, swindling the bald Where very few are chosen, and fewer still are called Then on to Monte Carlo to play chemin de fer I threw away the fortune I made transplanting hair I put my last few francs down on a prostitute Who took me up to her room to perform the flag salute Whereupon I stole her passport and her wig And headed for the airport and the midnight flight, you dig? And fourteen hours later I was down in Adelaide Looking through the want ads sipping Fosters in the shade I opened up an agency somewhere down the line To hire aboriginals to work the opal mines But I attached their wages and took a whopping cut And whisked away their workman's comp and pauperized the lot I'm Mr. Bad Example, intruder in the dirt I like to have a good time, and I don't care who gets hurt I'm Mr. Bad Example, take a look at me I'll live to be a hundred and go down in infamy I bought a first class ticket on Malaysian Air And landed in Sri Lanka none the worse for wear I'm thinking of retiring from all my dirty deals I'll see you in the next life, wake me up for meals

Ain't life strange Ain't it funny Nothing matters much but love and money Things don't work out the way you reckonded Money comes first And the love comes second Cigarettes make the sun come up Whiskey makes the sun go down And in between We do a lot of standing around It's all I can do To make it through the day She wrapped it all in darkness And I can't find my way, and I'm walking down the sidewalks of LA Wishing I had a warmer jacket And the leaves are falling down I'm just another man With an empty handed heart In an empty hearted town It started out alright Ended up all wrong Shoulda done, shoulda done That's my song Now the night is falling hard and fast All dressed up for the masquerade And the lights of the city stretch as far as the eye can see Look what wonders man has made Look what wonders man has made I'm walking down the sidewalks of LA Wishing I had a warmer jacket And the leaves are falling down And I'm just another man With an empty handed heart In an empty hearted town I'm walking down the sidewalks of LA Wishing I had a warmer jacket And something more to say