Standin' on the corner of Royal Street, 
On a Sunday afternoon 
Out there by the old & P 
Barefoot in the sun of June. 
I saw her playin' with the Big Mess Band 
With Augie Junior on guitar 
I saw her play with John Mooney too 
Uptown at Maddigan's Bar. 

Washboard Lisa, wash away your sins 
Let them go down the drain 
Everytime you move your dirty little hands 
Takes away our fears and our pain 

I said "hello" to her out there on the street 
Boys, I looked into her eyes 
She said that she knew Tom Robbins 
Oh, I believed it was a lie 
But how can New Orleans be so good 
To a Lucky Strike smoking queen 
With a rip in her dress and a dirty toes 
Livin’ life like a dream 

Washboard Lisa, wash away your sins 
Let them go down the drain 
Everytime you move your dirty little hands 
Takes away our fears and our pain