Tin Roof Blues
Words by Walter Melrose, Music by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Words by Walter Melrose, Music by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Verse: I have seen the bright lights burning up and down on Broadway,
Seen 'em in gay Havana, Birmingham, Alabama and say;
They just can't compare with my home town New Orleans.
Seen 'em in gay Havana, Birmingham, Alabama and say;
They just can't compare with my home town New Orleans.
Chorus 1: 'Cause there you'll find the old Tin Roof Café,
Where they play the blues till break of day;
Fascinatin' babies hangin' 'round,
dancin' to the meanest band in town;
Lord, how they can play the blues.
Where they play the blues till break of day;
Fascinatin' babies hangin' 'round,
dancin' to the meanest band in town;
Lord, how they can play the blues.
Chorus 2: And when the leader man starts playin' low,
Folks get up and start to walk it slow;
Do a lot of movements hard to beat,
Till the old floorman says move your feet;
Lord, I' ve got those Tin Roof Blues.
Folks get up and start to walk it slow;
Do a lot of movements hard to beat,
Till the old floorman says move your feet;
Lord, I' ve got those Tin Roof Blues.
Interlude: Tomorrow evenin' my train is leavin' I'm going back to my sweet mama,
Tomorrow evenin' just like a breeze I'll blow,
Back to old New Orleans where jazzin' babies grow.
Tomorrow evenin' just like a breeze I'll blow,
Back to old New Orleans where jazzin' babies grow.
