Madison smiled

and she hung with a band of strays

the band was gone

bringin it on

to the Broadway blaze

once I lived under the city in my sweet July

 

July mercy on broadway

don't you believe it

you better know what I say

she'll make you pay

down the alleyway

slippin up a sidestreet

shine

everybody

shine

 

on Broadway

jive and pray

There aint no mercy now

on Broadway

 

People and the landlords shine

down and gay wine

in the doom swept the band away

Baby on broadway

is she mild

like mother and child?

does she obey?

once I lived under the city in my sweet July

 

July mercy on broadway

don't you believe it

you better know what I say

she'll make you pay

Black city fair

ole road runner there

shine

everybody

shine