Scarlet Carnival (live) (Off the Cuff One featured track) (4:09)

SCARLET CARNIVAL

Beware Pickpockets and Loose Women
The cops and politicians are drinking upstairs
You better beware you can still get a drink
And a dank for a dime- have a real good time!
Welcome to Storyville,
You always leave with a whooper of a tale!

You’re in the Voodoo Lounge
It’s the dark night of your soul
-even your own Mamma won’t feed you anymore.
Your teeth all fell out
You owe Big Al the Greedy Grinder 50 bucks
You’re in the doghouse, you’re sore outta luck
Whiskey and Warm Gravy are belly up at the bar
And Rusty’s gettin nailed by Fast Eddie Car

Lou Lou’s crying over Killshaw who took off with her cash
And the Buglin Sam the Waffle Man’s shakin everybody’s a**
Let it roll, Jellyroll! He’s the one that has ‘em
Swinging from the rafters in a razzy dazzy spasm
Happy Charlie’s blowin tin whistle through his nose and singing sweet
If you ever come round here, honey, ask for Marguerite

Beware Pickpockets and Loose Women
The cops and politicians are drinking upstairs
You better beware you can still get a drink
And a dank for a dime- have a real good time!
Welcome to Storyville,
You always leave with a whooper of a tale!

Monk the Drunk and Stalebread have been here for 3 days
And The Pensacola Kid’s runnin the green and taking it
Poor Raliegh Rye, that boy’s still tryin
To melt that frigid tart Miss Josephine Icebox
Skillethead’s distressed over the Café a Lait Mistress
Lady Ann Cook’s pourin the blues on the rocks

They’re waitin for you on Basin Street
Underneath the red light where the saints and sinners meet
They are trying to shut it down, turn that joint into a ghost town
but the Scarlet Carnival will always be around

When the cops came for Banjo Annie
They said, “Do you want to be dragged out or walk out like a lady.”
She said, “Dragged out- like a lady!”

Beware Pickpockets and Loose Women
The cops and politicians are drinking upstairs
You better beware you can still get a drink
And a dank for a dime- have a real good time!
Welcome to Storyville,
You always leave with a whooper of a tale!