The Band - Yazoo Street Scandal (Outtake) lyrics

Stranded out in the night Eliza took me down To see the widow give Rain to the town It's against the law To be a tonic man But the widow knows She's got the upper hand So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy You know she soothes my mind, boys She rocked me kinda slow and easy All day and all night Pick a card before you go It's a long trip to Mexico Eliza waiting by the door I can't stay here anymore, no, no, no, no Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said, "Look out son You know, I just ordered a flood For forty days and forty nights" Then I dropped my shoes Eliza called my name She said it looked to her Like it's gonna rain Then the cotton king He came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said "I ain't jokin'" "Take once for all" She said, "Now don't you tease me I just fell in love, boy So rock me kinda slow and rock me kinda easy" Sweet William said With a drunken head "If I had a boat I'd help y'all float" Eliza stood there watching William in a trance As the widow [Incomprehensible] The St.Vitus dance But just then an old man With a boat named, 'Breezy' Said, "You can ride with Clyde, boys If you rock it kinda slow and rock it kinda easy All day and all night"