Lyrics

[Verse 1] It's been too many mornings Since the morning's seen the sun The day is never-ending 'Til the darkness begun Peering from the lightman's house Up on forty-three Sun is breaking dusk along The rusty Rue de Lis [Chorus] Now he's down the Rue de Lis He's down the Rue de Lis We walked him down The Rue de Lis last night [Verse 2] We heard he was a soldier From a musketeer time Kept all his secrets Guarded in wine Never spent his money Not a nickel or a franc Wouldn't trust his sister Any more than the bank [Chorus] Now he's down the Rue de Lis He's down the Rue de Lis We walked him down The Rue de Lis last night [Verse 3] After the procession No one dared make a sound Counted all his money And every note they found Came written an inscription Only his hand would have seared "I live my life like My brothers of the sea" [Chorus] And they're down the Rue de Lis They're down the Rue de Lis We walked him down The Rue de Lis last night [Chorus] Oh, down the Rue die Lis Down the Rue de Lis We walked him down The Rue de Lis last night