Yazoo Street Scandal lyrics
Song information
Artist: The Band Album: Music From Big Pink
Lyrics
Stranded out in the night Eliza took me down To see the widow give Rain to the town It's against the law To be a tonic man But the widow knows She's got the upper hand So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy You know she soothed my mind, boys She rocked me kinda slow and easy All day and all night
Pick a card before you go It's a long trip to mexico
Eliza wait by the door I can't stay here anymore, no, no
Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said "look out son You know, I just ordered a flood For forty days and forty nights"
Then I dropped my shoes Eliza called my name She said it looked to her Like it's gonna rain Then the cotton king Came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said: "I ain't jokin' Take once for all" She said "now don't ya tease me I just fell in love, boy So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night."
Sweet william said With a drunken head: "If I had a boat I'd help y'all float" Eliza stood there watching William in a trance As the widow _did_ the st. vitus dance. [?] But just then an old man With a boat named "breezy" Said: "you can ride with clyde, boys If you rock it kinda slow and easy All day and all night"
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"Music From Big Pink" album track list
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