Go Around Back

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Lyric

ten to nine and i'm in a fit 
i'm almost late for a nine-o-clock hit 
the band leader gave me some directions 
that could've used a few corrections 
i get to the gig, flag the valet 
and here's what he had to say 

go around back 
through the alley 
by the dumpster 
on the loading dock 
to the back door 
through the kitchen 
past the men's room 
around the bar 
that's where you're gonna play 
and that's where you gotta stay 

i hit the bandstand like a brick 
the first set went by pretty quick 
by then i had a powerful thirst 
and a nice cold beer wouldn't be my first 
i asked the bartender to help me out 
and that man began to shout 

by the second set i was famished 
so the kitchen staff made me a li'l sammich 
it tasted like it had been kept in a vault 
yet the potato chips were seasoned with a hint of salt 
now where do you think i got to eat 
well, it wasn't the cat-bird seat 

now when i die i hope to go upstairs 
i'll settle down in one of their heavenly chairs 
'cause i'm sure there'll be a little bit of a wait 
before I get through the pearly gates 
and i got a feelin' before i get through 
Old St. Pete, he'll say "here's what you do..."