Straitjacket Boogie

(Written on the bus 07.35-07.50 AM, Dec 7th, almost asleep.)

the Straitjacket Boogie is the only boogie I know
the Straitjacket Boogie is the only boogie I know
and I´m stuck here by this road sign, sayin´:
"You always gotta go with the flow!"

that Be-Bop Lalena is the only girl that I know
that Be-Bop Lalena is the only girl that I know
out of millions of young ladies
she´s the one that I adore on Skid Row

...

the mailman gave me letters
and the mailman gav me bills
Lalena is the only one
who gives me cheap thrills

she´s a heavy duty boxer
and a menace to my soul
that Lalena makes me holler, scream
and rock and roll

all right
all right
all right

...

that red brick building from now on will be my home
that red brick building from now on will be my home
in the basement they are selling
all those weapons for Athens and for Rome
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