Desolation Row-Chris Smither

[ti:Desolation Row] [ar:Chris Smither] [al:Chris Smither Live At McCabe's] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Desolation Row - Chris Smither [01:22.42]They＇re selling postcards of the hanging [01:26.49] [01:28.61]They＇re painting the passports brown [01:31.62] [01:33.70]The beauty parlor is all filled with sailors [01:37.39] [01:40.03]The circus is in town [01:41.75] [01:45.37]Here comes the blind commissioner [01:48.44] [01:51.58]They＇ve got him in a trance [01:54.08] [01:56.35]One hand is tied to the tightrope walker [02:00.29] [02:00.86]The other one is in his pants [02:04.74] [02:07.31]And the riot squad they＇re restless [02:11.46] [02:13.02]They need somplace to go [02:16.66] [02:19.81]As Lady and I look out tongiht [02:22.87] [02:24.83]On Desolation Row [02:28.08] [02:35.35]Albert Einstein [02:37.73]Disguised as Robin Hood [02:39.70] [02:42.21]With his memores in a trunk [02:44.65] [02:46.45]Passed this way an hour ago [02:51.36]With his friend [02:52.98] [02:53.88]A jealous monk [02:56.07] [02:58.38]He looked so immaculately frightful [03:01.45] [03:04.59]As he bummed a cigarette [03:07.03] [03:08.86]Then he went off sniffing drainpipes [03:12.86] [03:13.80]He was reciting the alphabet [03:16.94] [03:20.65]You would not think just to look at him [03:25.16]That he was famous long ago [03:30.06] [03:31.49]For playing the electric violin [03:36.58] [03:37.89]On Desolation Row [03:41.34] [04:14.81]Ophelia she＇s ＇neath the window [04:18.90] [04:20.96]For her I feel so afraid [04:24.16] [04:25.42]On her twenty-second birthday [04:28.43] [04:30.69]Already she is an old maid [04:34.64] [04:37.72]Now here comes Romeo [04:39.78]And he＇s moaning [04:41.21] [04:41.77]＂You belong to me I believe ＂ [04:46.90] [04:47.97]And then someone says [04:49.90] [04:50.91]＂You＇re in the wrong play my friend [04:53.24] [04:54.42]You＇d better leave ＂ [04:56.68] [04:59.95]They all play on the pennywhistle [05:03.58] [05:05.90]You can hear ＇em blow [05:08.43] [05:10.62]If you lean your head out far enough [05:14.93] [05:16.81]In Desolation Row [05:20.21] [05:27.42]Cinderella she looks so easy [05:31.36] [05:33.62]＂It takes one to know＂ [05:35.45]She smiles [05:36.96] [05:38.46]And she sticks her hands [05:40.46]In her back pockets [05:41.72] [05:45.23]Bette Davis style [05:46.85] [05:50.50]To her death is quite romantic [05:53.77] [05:56.79]She wears an iron vest [05:59.36] [06:00.84]Her profession is her religion [06:04.51] [06:06.01]Her sin is her lifelessness [06:09.94] [06:12.45]And the only sound the you can [06:17.08] [06:18.54]Hear afrter the ambulances go [06:22.11] [06:24.44]Is Cinderella sweeping up [06:28.50] [06:30.04]On Desolation Row [06:33.71] [07:07.10]Yes I got your letter yesterday [07:10.06] [07:12.81]About the time the doorknob broke [07:16.12] [07:17.94]You asked me how I was doing [07:20.76] [07:24.59]Is that some kind of joke [07:26.85] [07:30.17]All these people that you mention [07:33.12] [07:34.06]Yes I know them [07:35.62] [07:36.38]They＇re quite lame [07:38.63] [07:40.08]I had to re-arrange their faces [07:43.27] [07:45.35]And I gave ＇em all another name [07:47.86] [07:53.12]Right now I don＇t feel too good [07:56.38] [07:57.33]Don＇t send me no more letters [08:00.48] [08:04.13]No not unless you mail them from [08:08.02] [08:09.84]Desolation Row [08:13.10] [08:19.94]Right now I don＇t feel too good [08:23.01] [08:24.01]Don＇t send me no more letters [08:26.52]No not unless you mail them from [08:34.36] [08:36.36]Desolation Row