Lyrics

Ron Keyes Taxi ID#: C-0702-6574
RUN-DOWN SHANTY

V.1
Tell me the South?s gonna rise again
Look at the house like you got no friend
Broken cross and the busted glass
Long black Cadillac hauling ass
Smoke so thick it?s hard to tell
Dirty little fingers in the wishing well
Turning back for a second glance
Paper boy?s bringing you another chance

CHORUS.1
World keeps shaking if you don?t know
Run-down shanty in Mexico

V.2
Bastard child in a broken arm
Been that way since they left the farm
Muddy water and the river?s froze
Barefoot hero ain?t got no close
Knock down baby with your feet up straight
Can?t remember where you learned to hate
Money?s gone like the letter sent
Diamond Jim ain?t gonna pay the rent

CHORUS.2
Get my ticket, I gotta go
Run-down shanty in Mexico

V.3
Make a mark on the rainbow?s fall
Light bulb shining on down the hall
Hiding out in a leopard skin
Where up is out and far down is in
Derby hat then hit the floor
Gotta keep dancing for just one more
Pick the number and turn a square
Throw away the donkey then eat the hair

CHORUS.3
Tell everybody I said hello
Run-down shanty in Mexico

CHORUS.4
Move your feet now don?t be slow
Run-down shanty in Mexico


©Ron Keyes 2001