Scatsville Lyrics - Rendezvous In Rio - Michael Franks

Ran to Penn Station and mad my train 

Immediately fell asleep until I heard 

The conductor say: "Next stop 

Where-it's-Atsville." 

Sunlight on the Hudson an amber glow 

Like "Crepuscule with Nellie" dialed 

Down low 

When I reached my stop 

The platform sign said: "Scatsville." 

I said: "Wait!" and I turned around 

But the doors where closed and the train 

Was gone 

And I though: "This ain't 

Where-I-hang-my-Hatsville." 

And the question I asked of each passerby 

Was met with the same singsong reply: 

"Jack, you are now in Scatsville." 

It's the language of madmen 

When you talk through your hat 

My Eleventh Commandment's: 

"Thou Shalt Not Scat!" 

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Mr. Feather sighed and he seemed 

Depressed 

When I complained of scat on my 

Blindfold Test 

So how 

How'd I get to Scatsville? 

Live every saxophonist who play bop 

It's a little habit that hard to stop 

One day you find yourself in Scatsville 

With all the cats in Scatsville 

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