Hotel La Rue

I was born on the wrong side of the city
I was raised on the wrong side of law
Well, my evil took its toll
And the devil took my soul
I was runnin' since I was old enough to walk

Well, I dreamed of a Saratoga filly
She was such a longshot
Called a Carolina Queen
I put my last two bits on the roan
When the Queen brought the bacon home
It was the sweetest sight
This poor boy has ever seen

Oh, goin' down to Hotel La Rue
Come on and put on your dancin' shoes
Gonna be high-steppin' tonight
Singin', "Goodbye, blues"
Sing it, sing it, sing it
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Gonna be high-steppin' tonight
Say goodbye to your blues

Oh, hey thеre, baby
You know I'm, I'm callin' you from the station
I gotta run
I can hear that southbound train callin' mе
Oh, I'm comin' home with all the money
Comin' home to love you, honey
And you know where to meet me
When I get back down to New Orleans

Yeah, we'll go down to Hotel La Rue
Where we can put on our dancin' shoes
Gonna be high-steppin' tonight
Say goodbye to your blues
Sing it, sing it, yeah
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Come on, come on, come on
High-steppin' tonight

Goin' down Hotel La Rue
Yeah, you can put on your dancin' shoes
Gonna be high-steppin' tonight
Singin' goodbye to your blues
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Sing it, sing it, sing it
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on
High-steppin' tonight