Scarlet Begonias

[Verse 1]

As I was walking down rubadub square

Not a chill to the weather but a nip to the air

From another direction she was caught in my eye

It could be an illusion, but I might as well try

Might as well try

[Verse 2]

She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes

And I knew without asking she was into the blues

She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls

I knew right away, she was not like other girls

(Like other girls)

[Bridge]

Well, I ain't never been right, as I ain't never been wrong

It seldom works out the way it does in this song

(Hey)

'Cause once in a while you get shown in the light

In the strangest of places if you look at it right

[Rap Verse]

It was the summer of love, and I thank the stars above

Because the woman took the lovin' over me

And just to gain her trust, I bought a microbus

Because I sold up all my personal property

A tight tie-dyed dress, she was a psychedelic mess

We toured to the north, south, east and west

We sold some mushroom tea

We sold some ecstasy

We sold nitrous, opium, acid, heroin and PCP

And now I hear the police coming after me

Yes, now I hear the police coming after me

The one Scarlet, with the flowers in her hair

She's got the police coming after me

[Verse 3]

Well, there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves

All scarlet begonias and a touch of the blues

And there ain't nothin' wrong with the love that's in her eye

I had to learn the hard way just to let her pass by

Let her pass by

Oh, just to let her pass by