Lyrics

?Round the alley in the station where the losers come to lose
There?s a streetlamp being broken by the boys who wear no shoes
And their fathers work the stations where the Greyhounds wheeze and moan
Sellin? shoeshines every mornin? and they carry all they own


But when the sun goes down in the city the boys go around to where
A Dixieland band is warmin? up upon the riverboat
with their highnote grease
Now shine ?em up boys we?re gonna start ?em off pretty
Then we?ll blow ?em to pieces
Your feet start tappin? everybody starts wailin to a saxophone
A bamboo reed and a bluenote rhythm just pumpin? it home


Well his name is Rufus Porter he?s the highnote ace of spades
And his father works the station when the moonlight starts to fade
(chorus)