Lyrics
Old man down way down down
Down by the docks of the city
Blind and dirty asked me for a dime
A dime for a cup of coffee
I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story
My name is august west
And I love my pearly baker best more than my wine
More than my wine more than my maker
Though he's no friend of mine
Everyone said I'd come to no good
I knew I would pearly believe them
Half of my life
I spent doing time for some other ******'s crime
The other half found me
Stumbling around drunk on burgundy wine
But I'll get back on my feet again someday
The good lord willing if he says I may
I know that the life I'm livin's no good
I'll get a new start live the life I should
I'll get up and fly away
I'll get up and fly away fly away
Pearly's been true true to me
True to my dying day he said
I said to him I said to him
I'm sure she's been
I said to him
I'm sure she's been true to you
Got up and wandered wandered downtown
Nowhere to go but just hang around
I've got a girl named Bonnie Lee
I know that girl's been true to me
I know she's been
I'm sure she's been true to me
Down by the docks of the city
Blind and dirty asked me for a dime
A dime for a cup of coffee
I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story
My name is august west
And I love my pearly baker best more than my wine
More than my wine more than my maker
Though he's no friend of mine
Everyone said I'd come to no good
I knew I would pearly believe them
Half of my life
I spent doing time for some other ******'s crime
The other half found me
Stumbling around drunk on burgundy wine
But I'll get back on my feet again someday
The good lord willing if he says I may
I know that the life I'm livin's no good
I'll get a new start live the life I should
I'll get up and fly away
I'll get up and fly away fly away
Pearly's been true true to me
True to my dying day he said
I said to him I said to him
I'm sure she's been
I said to him
I'm sure she's been true to you
Got up and wandered wandered downtown
Nowhere to go but just hang around
I've got a girl named Bonnie Lee
I know that girl's been true to me
I know she's been
I'm sure she's been true to me