Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town) - 1982 Version - Stevie Ray Vaughan

Went down to Tin Pan Alley

See what was going on

Things was too hot down there

Couldn't stay very long

Hey hey hey hey

Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Livin' for their whiskey, wine, and gin

I heard a woman scream

Yeah and I peeped through the door

Some cat was workin' on Annie with a

Lord with a two-by-four

Hey hey hey hey

Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Livin' for their whiskey, wine, and gin

I heard a pistol shoot

Yeah and it was a 44

Somebody killed a crap shooter

'Cause he didn't shake, rattle, and roll

Hey hey hey hey

Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

All the people down there

Killin' for their whiskey, wine, and gin

I saw a cop standing

With his hand on his gun

He said, "This is a raid, boy

Nobody run"

Hey hey hey hey

Alley's the roughest place I've ever been

Yeah they took me away from that alley

And took me right on to the Pen