Verse 1:
He had a fancy for the girl in blue
at night she's there for me and she's there for you
she was the jewel of them all
she had a certain siren's call
Chorus:
And he left her a widow
and he walks in the halls
and he left her a widow
and in the night he calls
Verse 2:
old madam brown was in charge of her world
she had her tavern, her inn and her girls
old madam brown she was no fool
but she never did see him loving her jewel
Verse 3:
the girl in blue was a beauty you see
but she wanted some more, she wanted to be free
she told her love that she would bring him down
and confess her story to old madam brown Instr:
Verse 4:
in a fright of despair he gathered her hair
and with his blade he made a nice neat tear
mother of pearl and a crimson flow
and from the rafters he swung to and fro
credits
from A Barefoot Life,
released November 15, 2013
Perry Costello - Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocals • Michael Wu - Bass • Christöpher Köwalski - Drum Sequencing • Theresa Sementilli Bonner - Backing Vocals
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