Well, I'm a jitterbug boy by the shoe-shine
Resting on my laurels and my Hardys too
Life of Riley on a swing shift, gears follow my drift
Once upon a time I was in show-biz too

I seen the Brooklyn Dodgers playin at Ebbets Field
Seen the Kentucky Derby too
It's fast women, slow horses, I'm reliable sources
And I'm holding up a lamp post if you want to know
I seen the Wabash Cannonball, buddy, I've done it all

Because I slept with the lions and Marilyn Monroe
Had breakfast in the eye of a hurricane
Fought Rocky Marciano, played Minnesota Fats
Burned a hundred-dollar bills
I eaten Mulligan stew, got drunk with Louis Armstrong
What's that old song?
I taught Mickey Mantle everything that he knows

So you'll ask me what I'm doing here
Holding up a lamp post, flipping this quarter
Trying to make up my mind
And if it's heads I'll go to Tennessee
And tails I'll buy a drink
If it lands on the edge I'll keep talking to you

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