Intro | | | | Verse I’m searching for phrases To sing your praises | I need to tell someone It’s soon after midnight | And my day has just begun Verse A gal named Honey Took my money | She was passing by It’s soon after midnight | And the moon is in my eye Middle 8 My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful | I been down on the killing floors I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury I've faced stronger walls than yours Verse Charlotte’s a harlot Dresses in scarlet | Mary dresses in green It’s soon after midnight | And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen Solo | | | | | | Middle 8 They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter | They’re lying there dying in their blood Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him | I’ll drag his corpse through the mud Verse It’s now or never More than ever When I met you I didn’t think you would do It’s soon after midnight And I don’t want nobody but you Coda |