Meet Me in the Alleyway

I had a melancholy malady

And went to see the doctor and the doctor say

Too bad, nothin' he could do

He knew a man in Louisiana if I'm willin' to pay

I laid my money on the barrelhead

Man behind the bar began to shimmy and shake

I can't lie, I reckoned I was dead

When he picked my money up and I heard him say

Meet me in the alleyway minute to midnight

Don't be late

Meet me in the alleyway, better come runnin'

The spirits won't wait

Thirteen tiger teeth in my talisman

Saint John the Conqueror and a black cat bone

I been seen walkin' with the guardians

Now I'm in the alley and I'm all alone

I can't run, can't hide from destiny

Knew this day was comin' nearly all o' my life

I've been dyin', the only boy from Tennessee

To carve his name in cypress with a jawbone knife

Meet me in the alleyway minute to midnight

Don't be late

Meet me in the alleyway, better come runnin'

The spirits won't wait, hey

You say you wanna be the king of America

You say you wanna know the oracle's mind

You say you wanna see the Marquesses of Mardi Gras

Dancin' with the devil at the end of the line

Meet me in the alleyway minute to midnight

Don't be late

Meet me in the alleyway, better come runnin'

The spirits won't wait

Meet me in the alleyway

Don't be late

Meet me in the alleyway, better come runnin'

'Cause the spirits won't wait, hey