Necktie

There was a naked man standing in an alley

And he weren't wearing no clothes

A naked man was standing in an alley

And he weren't wearing no clothes

He said, all I need I do believe

Is a pair of black dress shoes

(That's all a naked man really needs)

There was a red light lady on the corner

Look like the richest woman in the world

A red light lady was standing on the corner

Looking like the richest woman in the world

She had a fine fur coat upon her back

And a string of cultured pearls

(Cultured pearls is the kind that sips tea and reads lots of poetry)

There was a man found hanging in a jail cell

And they said it was suicide

A man was found hanging in a jail cell

And they told me it was suicide

Now you can blame the social system

But I still say it was his necktie

Necktie

Now when I die won't you bury me

In a pair of black dress shoes

Put a fine fur coat upon my back

Put a string of cultured pearls too

St Peter will be so proud to have a woman like me

Come and see him when I die

And you know that they won't keep me out of them Pearly Gates

'Cause I'll be sure to wear my necktie