Madison smiled and she hung with a band of strays the band was gone bringin it on to the Broadway blaze once I lived under the city in my sweet July July mercy on broadway don't you believe it you better know what I say she'll make you pay down the alleyway slippin up a sidestreet shine everybody shine on Broadway jive and pray There aint no mercy now on Broadway People and the landlords shine down and gay wine in the doom swept the band away Baby on broadway is she mild like mother and child? does she obey? once I lived under the city in my sweet July July mercy on broadway don't you believe it you better know what I say she'll make you pay Black city fair ole road runner there shine everybody shine