Went down to Tin Pan Alley 
To see what was goin' on 
Things was too hot down there 
Couldn't stay very long 
Hey hey hey hey, 
Alley's the roughest place I've ever been 
All the people down there 
Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin 

I heard a woman scream 
Yeah and I peeped through the door 
Some cat was workin' on Annie with a 
Lord with a two-by-four 
Hey hey hey hey, 
Alley's the roughest place I've ever been 
All the people down there 
Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin 

I heard a pistol shoot 
Yeah and it was a .44 
Somebody killed a [bad word] shooter 
Cause he didn't shake, rattle, and roll 
Hey hey hey hey, 
Alley's the roughest place I've ever been 
All the people down there 
Killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin 

I saw a cop standing 
With his hand on his gun 
He said, this is a raid boy  [bad word] 
Hey hey hey hey, 
Alley's the roughest place I've ever been 
Yeah they took me away from Alley 
Lord they took me right back to the pen