She Was No Good-Elvis Costello

[00:27.90]She could be no good, I'm telling you [00:35.02]Gather round boys for a tale that is tragic and true [00:45.35]On the Mississippi riverboat, "Magnolia" [00:56.38]No one onboard was smelling too sweet [01:03.32]That precious one must have been stamping her feet [01:12.18]Dictating demands all well and fine [01:15.79]A few rods west of the Bridgeport line [01:20.74]But the veil was drawn and the halo slipped [01:24.38]Tippling tinctures and reciting scripture [01:31.99]Faces where slapped just as kid gloves were suffered [01:39.12]Vile threats were uttered and challenges offered [01:49.79]On the Cumberland riverboat, "E.W. Stephens" [02:00.95]Daggers were drawn on pistols pulled [02:08.11]Staggering ‘til dawn filled up with whiskey and rum [02:17.22]And several drunken players ran amok [02:24.31]Rampaging with the crew around the deck [02:32.31]And I received a blow that was unkind [02:39.46]It turned my cheek to the colour of gentian violet [02:51.19]I wouldn't say that this journey had quite been the highlight [03:01.36]Of the All-American Tour [03:05.49]Teetering on the edge of war [03:09.19]Out of the genteel Northern prosceniums [03:17.75]Filled up with imitation Europeans [03:27.11]Down along the river of rough damnations [03:34.64]By the blood-stained cotton and the slave plantations [03:42.13]