There was a shot in the alley way   I heard it from down stairs   I think I saw a man running   I think he went down there      I had a mite little Bourbon   I lit a cigarette   I called you up on the telephone   It seemed the safest bet      Someone made a big mistake   And now the cops are coming   Sirens scorched the city streets   Now everybody's running from the law      I can't believe this has happened   That man must be a wretch   I bet he burned up the evidence   I bet there's nothing left      There was a fire out my window   There was a car overturned   Calf's cried opportunity   A chance not to get burned