I remember it as plain as day   Although it happened in the dark of the night   I was strolling through the streets of Paris   And it was cold it was starting to rain   And then I heard a piercing scream   And I rushed to the scene of the crime   But all I found was the butchered remains   Of two girls lay side by side      Murders in the Rue Morgue   Someone call the Gendarmes   Murders in the Rue Morgue   Run before the killers go free      There's some people coming down the street   At last there's someone heard my call   I can't understand why they're pointing at me   I never done nothing at all   But I must have got some blood on my hands   Because everyone's shouting at me   I can't speak French so I couldn't explain   And like a fool I started running away      Murders in the Rue Morgue   Someone call the Gendarmes   Murders in the Rue Morgue   Am I ever gonna be free      And now I've gotta get away from the arms of the law   All France is looking for me   I've gotta find my way across the border for sure   Down the south to Italy      Murders in the Rue Morgue   Someone call the Gendarmes   Murders in the Rue Morgue   I'm never going home      Well I made it to the border at last   But I can't erase the scene from my mind   Anytime somebody stares at me, well   I just start running blind   Well I'm moving through the shadows at night   Away from the staring eyes   Any day they'll be looking for me   'Cause I know I show the signs of      Murders in the Rue Morgue   Running from the Gendarmes   Murders in the Rue Morgue   Running from the arms of the law      Murders in the Rue Morgue   Running from the Gendarmes   Murders in the Rue Morgue   Am I ever gonna be free      It took so long and I'm getting so tired   I'm running out of places to hide   Should I return to the scene of the crime   Where the two young victims died   If I could go to somebody for help   It'd get me out of trouble for sure   But I know that it's on my mind   That my doctor said I've done it before      Murders in the Rue Morgue   They're never gonna find me   Murders in the Rue Morgue   I'm never going home