Tom Waits - Reeperbahn Lyrics
Round the curve of the Parrot BarA broken-down old movie starHustling and EasternerBringing out the beast in herA high dive in a swimming poolFilled with needles and with foolsThe memories are short but the tales are longWhen you're in the ReeperbahnThey called her Rosie when she was a girlFor her bright red cheeks and her strawberry curlsWhen she would laugh the river would runSaid she'd become a comedianOh what a pity, oh what a shameWhen she said come calling, nobody cameNow her bright red cheeks are painted onAnd she's laughing her head off in the ReeperbahnNow little Hans was always strangeWearing women's underthingsHis father beat him but he wouldn't changeHe ran off with a man one dayNow his lingerie is all the rageIn the black on every pageHis father proudly calls his nameDown there in the ReeperbahnNow if you've lost your inheritanceAnd all you've left is common senseAnd you're not too picky about the crowd you keepOr the mattress where you sleepBehind every window, behind every doorThe apple is gone but there's always the coreThe seeds will sprout up right through the floorDown there in the ReeperbahnDown there in the Reeperbahn
