Canal Street

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, if you're down on Canal Street You can hear the whistle blow And if you're down on Canal Street You got nowhere to go Nobody comes down here Without a string of alibis Except that Hoopi Shoopi girl With Springfield in her eyes [Verse 2] And down here the sun sets earlier Than anywhere in town And the red bricks from the woolen mill Just draw the cold up from the ground Well, it's always winter here Summer's just a word you memorize While you watch that Hoopi Shoopi girl With Springfield in her eyes [Verse 3] She got a laugh like a memory She got a smile like a bruise And it's not like she would talk to me It's not like she would refuse And the office girls scream angrily She's only the disguise Of a Hoopi Shoopi girl With Springfield in her eyes [Verse 4] Well, I've seen her play accordion At the early morning Mass And no one can say where she has been Or how long on this street she might last Still she walks with asylum Underneath these darkened skies Just a Hoopi Shoopi girl With Springfield in her eyes [Guitar Solo] [Verse 5] Well, I punch out as the snow falls Let the second shift begin And I go back to my four walls Lie down and take my rest again And when the fever comes upon me It's never a surprise To see that Hoopi Shoopi girl With Springfield in her eyes