Scarlet Town

Buddy I went down to Scarlet Town
 Never been there before
 You slept on a feather bed
 I slept on the floor
 I don't mind a lean old time
 Or drinking my coffee cold
 But the things I seen in Scarlet Town
 Did mortify my soul
 Look at that deep well
 Look at that dark grave
 Ringing that iron bell
 In Scarlet Town today
 I spent some time in New Orleans
 And came along a bend
 But Scarlet Town brought me down
 Low as I ever been
 Look at that deep well
 Look at that dark grave
 Ringing that iron bell
 In Scarlet Town today
 On the day I came to Scarlet Town
 You promised I'd be your bride
 You left me here to rot away
 Like holly on a mountainside
 Look at that deep well
 Look at that dark ray
 Ringing that iron bell
 In Scarlet Town today
 Now you may hide in Scarlet Town
 For a hundred years or more
 But the man who knows what time it is
 Is knocking at the door
 So fare you well, my own true love
 If you never see me around
 I'll be looking through a telescope
 From hell to Scarlet Town
 Look at that deep well
 Look at that dark ray
 Ringing that iron bell
 In Scarlet Town today