tin pan alley

Singer:james, colin

they tell me tin pan alley

it's the roughest place 'n town

it's got cuttin' and shootin'

as soon as the sun goes down

ohh.tell me

what kind of place can the alley be

oh

every woman i guess

lord

the alley takes away from me

when i need my baby

well she can't be found

well she got up early in the morning

she was ten pound alley bound

ohh.tell me

what kind of place can the alley be

oh

every woman i guess

lord

the alley takes away from me

i heard a pistol shoot

somebody groan

some woman shot my baby

left on that jokers arms

ohh.tell me

what kind of place can the alley be

oh

every woman i guess

lord

the alley takes away from me

ohh i'll really miss my baby

because i really need my baby

ohh i'll really miss my baby cause i really need my baby