Shoeshine Man

Who's that spankin' up the
 Weather of the afternoon?
 Exterminater for the legions of the
 Cockroaches of gloom
 Mister ears hang low
 I'm barkin' at you
 It gets scary in the morning
 When the silver night has flown
 We make merry in the gutter
 Where rats like us belong
 You try to rough ride against the tide
 But the tide is awful strong
 La la la la la la
 Shoe shine man
 I get hazy on my own
 You get what I'm sayin'?
 Shoe shine man
 You leave them a shine
 But they leave you alone
 I been in my bed
 Just a tossin' the night away
 I been dinghy for a schooner
 Row - rowin' the seas of grey
 I was lost but now I'm found
 And running down the drain
 La la la la la la
 Shoe shine man
 I get crazy on my own
 You get what I'm sayin'?
 Shoe shine man
 They leave you a dime
 But they leave you alone
 I'll be on my way
 If I can keep it under me
 Belly flopping for a medal
 Or a nowhere I have seen
 I'm gonna miss this emptiness
 Like sailors miss gangrene
 La la la la la la
 Shoeshine man
 Horse - horsin' 'neath the
 Lady city's whip
 Shoeshine man
 I'll give you a dime and
 I'll give you the slip