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