| Went down to tin pan alley | |
| see what was going on | |
| Things was too hot down there | |
| couldn't stay very long | |
| Hey hey hey hey | |
| alley's the roughest place i've ever been | |
| All the people down there | |
| livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin | |
| I heard a woman scream | |
| yeah and i peeked through the door | |
| Some cat was workin' on annie with a | |
| lord with a two-by-four | |
| Hey hey hey hey | |
| alley's the roughest place i've ever been | |
| All the people down there | |
| livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin | |
| I heard a pistol shoot | |
| yeah and it was a .44 | |
| Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't | |
| shake, rattle, and roll | |
| Hey hey hey hey | |
| alley's the roughest place i've ever been | |
| All the people down there | |
| killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin | |
| I saw a cop standin' | |
| with his hand on his gun | |
| Said "this is a raid boys nobody run" | |
| Hey, hey, hey | |
| alley's the roughest place i've ever been | |
| Yeah they took me away from tin pan alley | |
| And took me right back to the pen |