Lookout Joe / Attento Joe
A hip drag queen and a side-walkin' street wheeler
Comin' down the avenue
They're all your friends, you'll come to love 'em
There's a load of 'em waitin' for you
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
Remember Millie from down in Philly?
She took my brain and forgot my name
The woman you were with was about the same
She took your money and left town
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
Glory Hallelujah
Will I lay my burden down?
Singin' on the streets around
Look at that crazy clown
Remember Bill from up on the hill?
A Cadillac put a hole in his arm
But old Bill, he's up there still
Havin' a ball rollin' to the bottom
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
* * * *
Comin' down the avenue
They're all your friends, you'll come to love 'em
There's a load of 'em waitin' for you
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
Remember Millie from down in Philly?
She took my brain and forgot my name
The woman you were with was about the same
She took your money and left town
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
Glory Hallelujah
Will I lay my burden down?
Singin' on the streets around
Look at that crazy clown
Remember Bill from up on the hill?
A Cadillac put a hole in his arm
But old Bill, he's up there still
Havin' a ball rollin' to the bottom
Lookout Joe, you're comin' home
Old times were good times
Old times were good times
* * * *
Una drag-queen alla moda e uno spacciatore da marciapiede
Scendono per il viale
Sono tutti amici tuoi, arriverai ad amarli
Ce ne sono tanti che ti aspettano
Attento Joe, stai tornando a casa
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
Ricordi Millie da Philalelphia?
Mi ha fatto perdere la testa e poi ha dimenticato il mio nome
La donna con cui stavi tu era pressappoco uguale
Ha preso i tuoi soldi e lasciato la città
Attento Joe, stai tornando a casa
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
Gloria, alleluja
Mi libererò dal mio fardello?
Cantando in giro per le strade
Guarda quel pazzo di un clown
Ricordi Bill che veniva dalla collina?
La dose [1] gli ha fatto un buco nel braccio
Ma il vecchio Bill è ancora lassù
A sballarsi ruzzolando verso il fondo
Attento Joe, stai tornando a casa
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
I vecchi tempi erano bei tempi
[1] Cadillac nel gergo della droga indica la dose di cocaina o PCP. Si veda per esempio https://www.noslang.com/drugs/dictionary/c/