The Band - Yazoo Street Scandal lyrics

Standin' out in the night, Delilah took me down To see the widow bring Rain to the town. It's against the law To be a tonic man, But the widow know She's got the upper hand. So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy. You know she soothed my mind, boys, She rocked me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night. "Pick a card 'fore you go-- It's a long trip to Mexico." 'Lilah waited by the door, "I can't stay here anymore, no, no." Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said "Look out son, You know, I just started a flood For forty days and forty nights". Then I got my shoes, And 'Lilah called my name. She said it looked to her Like it gonna rain. Then the Cotton King He came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said: "I ain't jokin'-- Think what you want" She said, "Now don't ya tease me. I just fell in love, boy, So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy, All day and all night." Sweet William said With a drunken head: "If I had a boat, I'd help y'all float". Delilah stood there watching William in a trance, And the widow seized by 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 kinda easy, All day and all night".