E A E A E A E A Oh in the alley by the sidewalk the band they take a break E A E A Trying to make a list of the things that they ought to take E A E A When up turns the hat-check girl, says time to blow E A E A Everybody is waiting tonight for the Big Freak Show E G#m And the barman says now don't you worry here son C#m E G#m My middle name is Adolf and I do this job for fun E You are on a run - whoah I said A E Way down on Pleasure Street A E It's a freaky place where freaks all meet, yeah A E B Way down on Pleasure Street, whoah E A E A Where the freaks all meet So up rides Napoleon saying how much he was framed Riding round in Russia and riding back home again And his trusty nag trigger did not know which way to go 'Till he finally wound up in the middle of the Big Freak Show Well, Ahab was playing in the Penny Arcade Counting up the pennies and the nickles yes That he's made - got to get paid, flayed and laid now Way down on... (saxophone solo) Hey, way down on... So the moral of the story and the meaning of the song Is that the only game in town tonight is the one you're on And you can always get what you want, oh yes But if everything is closed just ask for Johnnie's restaurant Well, Debra and Rhonda they'll be dancing their stuff Free beer for customers that give them enough It's rough, all over it's tough, yes Way down on... (End of the song with ad lib spoken vocals)