Shoeshine Man Lyrics - Noe Venable

Who's that spankin' up the 

Weather of the afternoon? 

Exterminater for the legions of the 

Cockroaches of gloom 

Mister ears hang low 

I'm barkin' at you 

It gets scary in the morning 

When the silver night has flown 

We make merry in the gutter 

Where rats like us belong 

You try to rough ride against the tide 

But the tide is awful strong 

La la la la la la 

Shoe shine man 

I get hazy on my own 

You get what I'm sayin'? 

Shoe shine man 

You leave them a shine 

But they leave you alone 

I been in my bed 

Just a tossin' the night away 

I been dinghy for a schooner 

Row - rowin' the seas of grey 

I was lost but now I'm found 

And running down the drain 

La la la la la la 

Shoe shine man 

I get crazy on my own 

You get what I'm sayin'? 

Shoe shine man 

They leave you a dime 

But they leave you alone 

I'll be on my way 

If I can keep it under me 

Belly flopping for a medal 

Or a nowhere I have seen 

I'm gonna miss this emptiness 

Like sailors miss gangrene 

La la la la la la 

Shoeshine man 

Horse - horsin' 'neath the 

Lady city's whip 

Shoeshine man 

I'll give you a dime and 

I'll give you the slip